Demond Wilson

You bet your sweet bippy I care about money.

Of course I'm concerned with my craft, but I'm first a businessman. What's wrong with that?

Saw 'From Here To Eternity' 38 times and I aspired to be like Hopalong Cassidy.

I never wear sandals or go out of the house in blue jeans. You can't dress like that when you drive a big Cadillac like I do.

I don't need people around me to be happy, and I don't need parties and large crowds, so I go home and stay there.

I'd met enough comics to know that few of them are happy. In fact, now that I think about it, I can't think of four comedians who are happy.

When I'm onto something, I don't like to do a haphazard job.

We did 'Sanford' for 6 years. After that amount of time, you're tired from the inside almost going through the motions, and that's sad.

The kind of money they pay on TV is nice.

I could play with a chicken. 'Demond Wilson and Chicken' and it would be a hit.

I don't want to sound bitter about 'Sanford and Son.' I'm not. It threw me into stardom. It made me wealthy.

If you're a true artist you have to fulfill yourself.

I can fulfill my needs both materialistically and spiritually with my job.

I played the Apollo Theatre as a novelty act when I was about eight-nine-10. I'd stand in the wings in case some other act couldn't go on.

When I was little, if the music was on I'd start to dance.

My father was a tailor.

Redd is a comedian and one of the greatest in the business.

People ask me to tell a joke or entertain at a benefit or something, and they are really surprised when I tell them that's not my line.

I don't think Trump is scary.

Trump speaks his mind. I admire that.