EBONY: What is the biggest misconception about Richard Pryor? What have people gotten wrong?
JLP: I think people latch on to the sensational. They latch on to, “Oh, he did a lot of cocaine and beat women.” But you cannot put a person like Richard into any kind of slot. He was a complicated, profoundly deep person. He had a depth and well of kindness and generosity that few people have. He had that as an artist and as a human being. Yes, he was very flawed, but when people latch onto that, they miss the man.
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>EBONY: What is the biggest misconception about Richard Pryor? >What have people gotten wrong? > >JLP: I think people latch on to the sensational. They latch on >to, “Oh, he did a lot of cocaine and beat women.” But you >cannot put a person like Richard into any kind of slot. He was >a complicated, profoundly deep person. He had a depth and well >of kindness and generosity that few people have. He had that >as an artist and as a human being. Yes, he was very flawed, >but when people latch onto that, they miss the man. > >http://www.ebony.com/entertainment-culture/richard-pryors-widow-speaks-out-interview-432#axzz3RdQWfKRM
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