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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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Weed’s not as bad as everything else… ’cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain’t crisp… but you’ll function.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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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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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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I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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The only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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