There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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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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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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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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Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
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You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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