Tracy Morgan says he went “through a phase” where he felt “culturally isolated” on "SNL":
"And then one morning, about 3 in the morning, Lorne Michaels called me into his office and said, [imitating Michaels’ voice] 'Tracy, I hired you not because you’re Black, but because you’re funny.' And that’s when I let go and let God. Just like you. You might have felt a little culturally isolated, but no. You belong, brother. You’re at the top. There’s new cast members that you’re going to have to support and give advice to."
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Tracy Morgan tells Marcello Hernández not to be defined only by his Domingo character on “SNL.”
"I want you to go to the 'Weekend Update' desk, and I don’t want you to wear no mustache or nothing. Use your regular name. That’s what Eddie told me. Because you don’t want to be going through the airport for the next 20 years and people call you Domingo. That’s not what your mother named you. When I go to the airport, they go, 'Hey, Tracy.' Eddie showed me how to be a household name. Do your characters; that’s great. But when you do 'Update,' do you."
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