I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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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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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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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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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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 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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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear – I’m not mad at anybody – not anymore.
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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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