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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy 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 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 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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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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 got a lot of positive people around me.
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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like 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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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