The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
DAVE CHAPPELLEYou got to be careful of the company you keep.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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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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You’ve got to say ‘yes’ to your destiny. Life’s happening right now, look around you. There goes some life. Come on, Mamma, live!
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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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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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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 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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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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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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