It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
DAVE CHAPPELLERalph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he’s not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn’t even say that.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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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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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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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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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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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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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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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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