I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
DAVE CHAPPELLEFor 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.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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 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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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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I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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My father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
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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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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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