"Today, everybody who has a roof has a show. Maybe CBS won't let you do it, but you can do it in your crib or in a little studio. I'm the only one that doesn't have a talk show now."
"The best lesson my dad taught me, I hate to say it, but it comes from the Bible. I'm not the motherfucker to fuck with, but I try very hard to be kind, to treat people as I want to be treated. Do unto others."
"When I was a kid, it was appointment TV when a Black person was on The Tonight Show. They were events."
"I went back to Cleveland to host a show called the Ohio Valley Music Festival. On my way back to the hotel, a couple guys screamed, 'Nigger!' I hadn't been called nigger in so long. I've been in Hollywood. I'm like, 'Me? Oh.' But it's not just Cleveland. Racism is everywhere."
Arsenio Hall built a successful career as a comedian and talk show host, notably with The Arsenio Hall Show. He shares insights from his life, including his father's wishes for him to become a preacher. Hall discusses the significance of representation for Black individuals in media and recounts experiences with racism. He expresses his political ambivalence and dissatisfaction with current political figures. Hall also reveals his disappointment with how the end of his show was handled by Paramount, highlighting the challenges he faced in the industry.
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