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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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I care about the work I do. But I’m not going to say that money’s not an issue.
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Care Issues Money Myself Work
I got a lot of positive people around me.
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Myself People Positive
All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high.
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People White
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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Destiny Life Live Right
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
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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Beginning Expensive Myself Name Price
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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Old People Right Yourself
It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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Enough Famous Hollywood Myself White
Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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Country Fame Place
You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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Care Company Yourself
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 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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Drama Fun Money Myself Show
Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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Comedy Earth People Sensitive Social
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Hard True Watch Yourself
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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Failure Greatness Life Mark Realization Yourself
People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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People Smile Stand Wall Yourself

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