“If you want to laugh, see a comedy. If you want to cry, see a drama, a...” — Charlie Murphy Quote

If you want to laugh, see a comedy. If you want to cry, see a drama, and if you want suspense, see a thriller.

There are many styles of standup, but the comedians I like are people like Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor. Because Richard Pryor told the truth. Chris Rock. I love Chris Rock. He's funny, but he's also poignant. He's not there just to make people laugh; he's there to make people wake up, too.

I'm always working, and I'm a single parent, so I don't think I have time for stuff most normal people do.

I like to tease people. I hate when people do it to me, though.

Back when Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin were doing roasts, they were all friends. They knew each other's children, each other's wives, each other's families. It wasn't about being disrespectful. It was about being funny.

The very name of the thriller '89' suggests that there is suspense.

I mean suspense, twists are almost impossible these days.

All I've really ever done is write since I was 17, so I don't know anything about anything. For me to do a novel, I have to talk to people who know things. And what keeps me in suspense is that I am a crime aficionado.

I'm interested in the human more than I'm interested in building suspense.