John Witherspoon

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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.
- John Witherspoon
Collection: Alone
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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.
- John Witherspoon
Collection: Food
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In 'Boomerang,' they didn't have a script at all, they just told me to come up with some stuff.
- John Witherspoon
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When we did 'Boomerang,' which is one of my favorite scenes, the whole dinner scene was ad-libbed.
- John Witherspoon
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If I hit the lotto, I would be nowhere near the road. But I got bills to pay.
- John Witherspoon
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St. Louis is an excellent city.
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When you're hungry, everything tastes good.
- John Witherspoon
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If something is too risque, don't watch it.
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Being on the toilet stool is the grossest thing there is, to me.
- John Witherspoon
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The word got out that I can ad-lib very well.
- John Witherspoon
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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.
- John Witherspoon
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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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I didn't change my voice for 'The Boondocks.'
- John Witherspoon
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I am old-school.
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I am cantankerous.
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There's a real outcry out there for 'The Boondocks.'
- John Witherspoon
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When you're poor, an egg sandwich is dinner and you cut your potatoes with a butter knife.
- John Witherspoon
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I'm sick of all these boring cooking shows.
- John Witherspoon
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I always tell comics you got to hang with your stand-up.
- John Witherspoon