I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
DAVE CHAPPELLENo matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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They do what they do for money – that’s all. I don’t even know why you’re listening to me. I’ve done commercials for both Coke and Pepsi. Truth is, I can’t even taste the difference, but Pepsi paid me last, so there it is.
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The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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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 angst in my life, but I’m like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.
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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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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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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?
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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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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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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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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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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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If you don’t have the right people around you and you’re moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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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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