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.
DAVE CHAPPELLEI don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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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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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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Constantly take inventory of what’s important to you.
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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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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 hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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 only way you can know where the line is, is if you cross it.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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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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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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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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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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