Tommy Chong quotes

Tommy Chong is a Canadian actor, comedian, and musician, widely recognized as part of the stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong. His unique humor and laid-back style made him a countercultural icon in film and music. He continues to entertain audiences with his comedic work and activism. Here are 41 of his quotes:

Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya. (Tommy Chong)
When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian. View quote
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The smartest billionaires I know never finished high school. I got my degree and my doctorate on the street and an advanced degree in jail. View quote
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You can't become a dictator through checks and balances. View quote
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I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead. View quote
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Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies. View quote
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Every time I get tested, I ask questions about it, and I watch how they do it. View quote
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Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call. View quote
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The Shades never recorded anything, Little Daddy and the Bachelors recorded a couple of records, ya. View quote
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We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station on the stairway, and we did a record and it got put out. View quote
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The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy. (Tommy Chong)
Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world. View quote
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One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded. View quote
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I'm as clean as a whistle. View quote
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I was about sixteen when I discovered that music could get you laid, so I got into music boy, didn't matter what you looked like either, you could be a geeky looking guy but if you played music, whoa, you'd get the girls. View quote
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Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though. View quote
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If I don't get paid I'm going to take a whole lot of Marshall amps home with me on the plane. View quote
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When you hit a groove, it's not you; it's the spirit world. The spirits whisper the ideas in your brain and prod you along. They're the ones that are really happy. View quote
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I used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married a black woman, and I had black kids. I always considered myself a 'brother.' View quote
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Everything that happens to me is very cosmic. View quote
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They just wanted to show the entertainment world that we're vulnerable. (Tommy Chong)
I've always been into improvisation. View quote
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Maybe once in a while, you know, after a hard day of shooting or something like that, I'd kick back. View quote
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No. Maceo played sax, didn't he, well they used to sit in. View quote
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Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me. View quote
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Tommy Chong

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Occupation: Canadian Actor
Born: May 24, 1938
Quotes count: 41