The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Rudy Ray Moore
- I am a spiritual, God-fearing man just playing a ghetto expressionist.
- I opened the door for one of the great stars of today, Mr. Ernie Hudson. I put him in ‘Human Tornado.’ It was the first film he ever made. I put him in the film and gave him a break.
- I have to thank my mother for this. When I was a little boy she used to teach me poems. I would go in church and tell the poems in church for the Easter program, and again for Mother’s Day and any occasion she felt would fit. I was very energetic with delivery at that time as a boy, so it stuck with me.
- The godfather of rap, that is what I am known as, and the king of party records, the records I do.
- I never was in favor of doing this. No, no, no. I was never in favor of cursing on records and so forth. I wasn’t brought up like that. But I needed to survive and make money and get me a piece of show business. So when I found I could hit with this, then I turned to it. And in order to turn to it, you must do it well.
- You know, I hope that someday they make a movie about me. People need to know the story of ‘Dolemite;’ they need to know my story.
- I have become their idol. Like, Busta Rhymes has called me twice to come to rap with him, and Big Daddy Kane and Eric B and Rakim, I made a trip to do things with them.
- These guys Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac claim they’re the Kings of Comedy. They may be funny, but they ain’t no kings. That title is reserved for Rudy Ray Moore and Redd Foxx.
- I didn’t have the kind of budget to compete with the big studios, therefore I had to make my films more outlandish, more outrageous.
- My childhood was all about going to church, singing in church. And later on, after I got a little older, my mother taught me how to do poems for Easter and Mother’s Day, recitals and so on. I got attached to that, so as I got older and older, I began to recite poetry.
Rudy Ray Moore (March 17, 1927 – October 19, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker best known for his raunchy stand-up routines and the creation of the iconic character Dolemite. Starting his career as a singer and nightclub performer, Moore gained fame in the 1970s with his comedy albums, which blended rhythm, rhyming, and streetwise humor.
His 1975 blaxploitation film Dolemite became a cult classic, showcasing his over-the-top persona and martial arts-inspired action sequences. He followed up with films like The Human Tornado (1976) and Petey Wheatstraw (1977), solidifying his status as an underground legend. Despite mainstream Hollywood overlooking him, Moore’s influence extended to hip-hop, inspiring artists like Snoop Dogg and Eddie Murphy, who portrayed him in Dolemite Is My Name (2019).
A trailblazer in independent filmmaking and comedy, Moore’s legacy endures as a pioneer of raw, unapologetic entertainment that resonated with Black audiences and beyond.
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