Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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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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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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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 love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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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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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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