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.
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.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I don’t understand this person. So they’re crazy.” That’s bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.
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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’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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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 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 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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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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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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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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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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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