Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
DAVE CHAPPELLEAll white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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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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All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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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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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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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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