Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973) and five Grammy Awards (1974 1975 1976 1981 and 1982). "
His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' (1971) That Nigger's Crazy (1974).