No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
DAVE CHAPPELLEThe worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
More Dave Chappelle Quotes
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The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.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 enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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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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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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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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Stand-up is the kind of gig that’ll show you where you’re at.
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I have a very good life, a high quality of life. I have both money and time. No one has that.
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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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If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.
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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 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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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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When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
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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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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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