I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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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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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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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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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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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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.
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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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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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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 hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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