black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.

Dave Chappelle

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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Famous Gratitude Himself Love Possible
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Comedy Field One Liner Orientation
My father told me ‘Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.’
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Beginning Expensive Myself Name Price
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Conquer Performance Street Venue
I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Ideas Life Myself People Walk
I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Care Issues Money Myself Work
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Control Instance Interest Money Yourself
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Enjoyment Myself Thinking Time
Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Kind Stand Yourself
If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Better Myself Salary Teacher Thinking
There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Feeling Stand
Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Important Invention Yourself
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Enough Famous Hollywood Myself White
I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Condition Failure Love Myself People
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.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Bad Function Smoking Substance Yourself
Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
DAVE CHAPPELLE

Genius Myself Right Voice

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Dave Chappelle Quotes