The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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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I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
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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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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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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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Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
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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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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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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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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 got a lot of positive people around me.
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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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