Robert Townsend: Self

Quotes 

• Robert Townsend : [on his friends' requests for him to do character voices]  People in Chicago, they used to say, "Well, Robert, you know, I'm gonna ditch school today, so I want you to pretend like you're a doctor." And so I would get on the phone and say,

  Robert Townsend : [in English accent]  "Hello - this is Dr. Townsend; yes, I'm calling - Dennis won't be able to make it into school today... No, he's having a hysterectomy."