Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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 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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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 care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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 get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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