John Witherspoon

Actor

37 Quotes

I always tell comics you got to hang with your stand-up.

St. Louis is an excellent city.

There's a real outcry out there for 'The Boondocks.'

I am cantankerous.

When you're hungry, everything tastes good.

When we did 'Boomerang,' which is one of my favorite scenes, the whole dinner scene was ad-libbed.

That's my father's theme. Get up in the morning, 'hello, Dad.' 'Get a job, leave the food alone... Who took my car?' America, you young kids, get a job. All that sagging, the clothes hanging behind, that ain't nothing. Get a job. You want to be somebody, get a job.

The kids of America, please get a damn job. Get out of the house, leave the refrigerator alone. Stop wearing my shoes. Leave my shirts alone, get a job. Spend your own money.

When we did 'Boomerang,' which is one of my favorite scenes, the whole dinner scene was ad-libbed.

If I hit the lotto, I would be nowhere near the road. But I got bills to pay.

I am old-school.

I am cantankerous.

That's my father's theme. Get up in the morning, 'hello, Dad.' 'Get a job, leave the food alone... Who took my car?' America, you young kids, get a job. All that sagging, the clothes hanging behind, that ain't nothing. Get a job. You want to be somebody, get a job.

There's a real outcry out there for 'The Boondocks.'

Being on the toilet stool is the grossest thing there is, to me.

Being on the toilet stool is the grossest thing there is, to me.

I didn't change my voice for 'The Boondocks.'

I'm every father. I'm not only a black father. I'm a white father. I'm a Chinese father. I'm a Mexican father. I'm all fathers that want their sons out of the house and stop eating up all the food. Get a job, please. Stop looking at the TV.

I'm sick of all these boring cooking shows.

My father was a preacher so I wouldn't sing at all when he was around, but as soon as he locked the door, 'La la la.'

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