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.’
DAVE CHAPPELLEIf I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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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 love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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I don’t want anything bad to happen to the United States, but if North Korea ever drops a nuclear bomb on this country, I swear to God, I hope it lands in Hartford.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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 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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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