Arsenio Quotes & Sayings

I want to come back and do talk. I want to do late-night talk the right way. Arsenio ain't there anymore, and the late-night talk competition is weak. All them dudes is weak. I don't even know who they are. Weirdos, and I don't even care. I want to bring real fun back to late night where a real comedian is doing it. — Mark Curry

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy. — Arsenio Hall

The media know exactly what they're doing, focusing our attention on Arsenio's hairdo. We need to keep our brains brimming with rubbish. If we didn't, we might think about things. — Cynthia Heimel

I call Los Angeles the city of alternatives. If you don't like mountains, we got the ocean. If you don't like Knott's Berry Farm, we've got Disneyland. If you don't like basketball, we've got the Clippers. — Arsenio Hall

My goal in life was to host the MTV Awards, because it's the awards show that Prince sang on, and that was the awards show that Eddie Murphy hosted and Arsenio hosted. — Chris Rock

I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage. — Arsenio Hall

I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment. — Arsenio Hall

I love being in a relationship, but marriage isn't for me. — Arsenio Hall

I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer. — Arsenio Hall

The way I approach stardom and the show, I'm like a politician. I'm an elected late-night official to do your work. — Arsenio Hall

If God wanted us high, He would have given us wings. — Arsenio Hall

Most people think they KNOW the answer. I am willing to ADMIT I don't even know the question. — Arsenio Hall

The bottom line is I've never had anybody bark at me in a mall with malicious intent. Everybody who barks at the kid from Cleveland is to let him know, "I know who you are." It's always a positive thing. — Arsenio Hall

My father was a no-nonsense, dedicated, and focused minister, and there was usually a sermon he needed to prepare for or a Scripture he needed to study, and that always came first. — Arsenio Hall

You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left! — Arsenio Hall

I've never understood what the upside of marriage would be for me personally. — Arsenio Hall

At one point in my career, while still hosting 'The Arsenio Hall Show,' I was told by my doctor that it might not be physically possible for me to have children. — Arsenio Hall

I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true. — Arsenio Hall

I went to school, majored in theatre, and said 'Mom, I have to choose my own destiny. I want to be an actor.' A couple of weeks after I graduated college I called my mother up and said 'Can I borrow $200?' and she said 'Why don't you act like you've got $200.' — Arsenio Hall

You never get rid of something that has a positive foundation. — Arsenio Hall

I am consumed with the fear of ... — Arsenio Hall

I don't know what my life needs but I know I need some balance. — Arsenio Hall

When you're doing late night you're on the grind every night; you send someone to check on your mom. — Arsenio Hall

You ask me, "Did I like Arsenio?"
About as much as the Bicentennial. — Ice Cube