Garrett Morris

“I was the first black person on 'Saturday Night Live.' I was the oldest, I was the first to be a writer-and-performer.”

“I think it's important for young people to know their history and where they come from.”

“Baseball... been bery, bery good to me!”

“I don't think there's any business that has a greater focus on 18-to-34-year-olds than the TV business. It's the only thing they can think about.”

“I've always tried to bring a certain dignity to the characters I play, even the comedic ones.”

“Being on 'Saturday Night Live' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and the worst thing that ever happened to me.”

“I'd like to feed your fingertips to the wolverines.”

“You have to have a sense of humor to survive in this business.”

“When you're singing, you're using faculties in a different way. You're using your memory, you're using your intellect, you're using your breathing, you're using all the different parts of your body.”

“My character, Earl, on '2 Broke Girls,' is a guy who has seen it all and has a lot of wisdom to share.”

“I came from the musical theater. I had a degree in music, and I was a singer for a long time.”

“I'm not the retiring kind.”