They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
DAVE CHAPPELLEBeing famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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The world can’t tell you who you are. You’ve just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you’re a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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You’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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I have angst in my life, but I’m like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.
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I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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