Keegan-Michael Key quotes

When you're a child, the most important thing is to be able to live a life of comfort. You want to be sure that the moon goes up at night and the sun comes up in the morning and dad comes home from work. (Keegan-Michael Key)
Everybody puts on airs, regardless of race. View quote
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I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually. View quote
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Surprise is not humor. I think that there can be a fine line there. View quote
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Do what you love in your community. View quote
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I'm racist against non-black people. View quote
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If you look at any successful skit comedy show, ever, there is that format of introducing you to the player in the beginning, and then going on to see those sketches. View quote
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For me, as a child, I certainly thought that there were more black people in the world than white people. View quote
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Some of the friendliest, friendliest people you're going to meet are going to be in Detroit. View quote
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A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for himself. You can write a short story for yourself. But for me, comedy by its nature is communal. If other people don't get it, I'm not sure why you are doing it. View quote
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I'm looking for human stories to do. (Keegan-Michael Key)
I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny. View quote
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I'm adopted, so I didn't know my father, but apparently he was pretty tall. View quote
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It was very important thousands of years ago to categorize things. I can eat that plant, I can't eat that plant. Or this tribe, not that tribe. We don't have to do that anymore - we have processed food now! View quote
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It's when you're true to yourself that resonates with other people. View quote
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I'm very, very, very interested in martial arts. View quote
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Success isn't measured by the amount of people that watch you unless you allow it to be. View quote
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We live in a gray world, and I want to tell gray stories. View quote
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There's a thing called the 'One Drop' theory in African-American culture, which is if you have one drop of black blood in you, you're black. View quote
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I have always, or for the most part, identified myself as a biracial person. View quote
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To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture. (Keegan-Michael Key)
You can not have comedy unless people are behaving badly. You can't have it. View quote
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I love dialects and accents; they're something that really resonate with me and that I find fascinating. View quote
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I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about. But I would never call myself a political animal or political junkie. View quote
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