Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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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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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 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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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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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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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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Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you’re interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.
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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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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’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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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