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 CHAPPELLEThe hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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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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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 have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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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 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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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