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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

Dave Chappelle

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Hard True Watch Yourself
I support anyone’s right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
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Image Participate Question Right Support Yourself
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
The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Best Children Myself
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
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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Lose People Right Yourself
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
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
Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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Kind Stand Yourself
Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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Action Death Kill Woman
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
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Black Man Myself Thinking
One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change.
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Change Drama Leap Money Oneself People
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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Leaving Level Myself Necessary Relationship Work
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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Enjoyment Myself Thinking Time
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
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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Genius Myself Right Voice

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