For 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.
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 felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you’re a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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The world can’t tell you who you are. You’ve just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
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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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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 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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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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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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