The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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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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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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 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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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.
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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 care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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 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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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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