The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh 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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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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Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he’s not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn’t even say 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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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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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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