One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
DAVE CHAPPELLEFame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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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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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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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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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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You know, be able to do something great in your life, you’re gonna have to realize your failures. You’re gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.
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