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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.

Dave Chappelle

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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Bad Function Smoking Substance Yourself
The world can’t tell you who you are. You’ve just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
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Better Personality World Worst Yourself
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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Failure Greatness Life Mark Realization Yourself
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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Comedy Interest Place World Yourself
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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Commercial Difference Listening Money Myself Pay Taste
Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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Conquer Performance Street Venue
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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Hate Joke Myself People Race Reason Thinking
I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you’re a guy who generates money, people have a vested interest in controlling you.
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Control Instance Interest Money Yourself
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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Comedy Field One Liner Orientation
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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Comedy Myself People Remember Start
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Enough Famous Hollywood Myself White
I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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Condition Failure Love Myself People
I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Myself People Positive
Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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Late Listening Myself Quit Work
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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Encouragement Funny Myself Responsibility Sketch Social
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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Angry Mad Myself Past Talk

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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