Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
DAVE CHAPPELLEMy 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 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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I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
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Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I’m seven years late for work.
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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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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 hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
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Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he’s not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn’t even say that.
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There’s something about doing stand-up that’s cathartic.
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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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Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they’re socially callous.
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You got to be careful of the company you keep.
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Once you been performing on the streets you can conquer any venue.
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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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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