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 CHAPPELLEThey 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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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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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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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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