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.’
DAVE CHAPPELLEI have angst in my life, but I’m like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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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 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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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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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I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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