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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.

Dave Chappelle

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
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
All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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People White
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
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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Comedy Interest Place World Yourself
The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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Angry Himself Mindset People Position
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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Call Crazy Label Name
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
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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Beginning Expensive Myself Name Price
I always take a relationship to the next level. If that works out, I take it to the next level after that, until I finally reach that level when it becomes absolutely necessary for me to leave.
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Leaving Level Myself Necessary Relationship Work
I’m happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn’t make things easier, but I’m so much better at handling them.
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Better Happiness Mature Myself Start
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
No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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Answer Children Hands Old Phone Yourself
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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Comedy Field One Liner Orientation
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Black Man Myself Thinking

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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