Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
DAVE CHAPPELLEFor one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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You’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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I 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.
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