I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
DAVE CHAPPELLEBeing famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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’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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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 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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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’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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