I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
DAVE CHAPPELLEComedy is a very approval-oriented field.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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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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 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.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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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.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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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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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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 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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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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