The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI got married recently. So far, so good. Less sex than I expected, but other than that, it’s a pretty good lifestyle.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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?
DAVE CHAPPELLEChivalry is dead. Women killed it.
DAVE CHAPPELLEComedy is a very approval-oriented field.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThere’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy 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 CHAPPELLEI 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEListen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
DAVE CHAPPELLEYou’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
DAVE CHAPPELLEI have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
DAVE CHAPPELLEStand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy 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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEFame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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