There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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.’
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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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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it’s not nothing, it’s something. But it’s not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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They 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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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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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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