I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
DAVE CHAPPELLEConstantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I have angst in my life, but I’m like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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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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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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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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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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