Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

Nobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

The beautiful thing about having family that has diabetes is knowing what not to do. I got an uncle that thinks insulin is supposed to enable him to eat cake.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

You've got to want it. I can give you a role. I can't give you a career.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

Three high schools. I was funny. I thought I was being funny. I just had an opinion about everything that was said in school, so that got me thrown out.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

Having nine brothers and sisters, you have to stand out. In order to get on the stage with me and Shawn and Marlon and Keenan and Kim, you have to be funny. We're not going to let you in the conversation.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

I tried to walk away from standup, but it's been my therapy - my way of expressing anger, disappointments, and fears and celebrating my hopes. It helps to regulate my thought process.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

The show has become my therapy.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

We have four beautiful children and some wonderful memories.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

This town was built on nepotism.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

I never thought about being famous.

Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans

But my kids, my brothers' kids - they think about trying to top what we did.