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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome 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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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 love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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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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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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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I 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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You’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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