I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
-
-
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I don’t understand this person. So they’re crazy.” That’s bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
DAVE CHAPPELLE -
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.’
DAVE CHAPPELLE