Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened 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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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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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 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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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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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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I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.
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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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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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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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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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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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