I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
DAVE CHAPPELLEEveryone 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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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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.
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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 know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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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 think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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