Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLEStand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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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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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.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.
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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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I started when I was 14. I figured out that’s what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, “You’re gonna be a comedian,” and all this stuff.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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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 enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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