People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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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I 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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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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 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 was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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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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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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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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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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I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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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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