I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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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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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’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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