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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.

Dave Chappelle

Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Country Fame Place
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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Call Crazy People Strong Worst
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Conquer Performance Street Venue
I 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.
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Enjoyment Feeling Goodness Life Live Ourselves
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.
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Famous Gratitude Himself Love Possible
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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Old People Right Yourself
There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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Feeling Stand
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Hard True Watch Yourself
Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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Himself Religious Scripture Sin Smoking
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Black Man Myself Thinking
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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Choice End Life Money Myself Purchase Value
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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Hate Joke Myself People Race Reason Thinking
I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Care Issues Money Myself Work
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Enough Famous Hollywood Myself White
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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Encouragement Funny Myself Responsibility Sketch Social
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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Comedy Myself People Remember Start

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