You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous. Dave Chappelle More Quotes by Dave Chappelle More Quotes From Dave Chappelle Jerry Seinfeld, he was doing Letterman show all the time, so he kind of had an excuse, that people know the jokes already. He didn't have time to do stand-up. A guy like me, I have no excuses. Dave Chappelle guykindpeople You get sick of jokes, you know. Either I do them on TV, and then you worry, like, "Oh, everyone's gonna see it," so you chuck it, or you just get sick of saying it. After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding. Dave Chappelle chucksickworry At the time, I was reading this Miles Davis book, and he was talking about coming to New York right after he was in high school. It kind of made me feel like, "Yeah." I didn't want to go to college; I wanted to do stand-up. And I figured, "What's the point of doing stand-up around DC? I'm always going to be under-appreciated there because I started there." I felt like I was strong enough and unique enough that I should give it a big leash to shine. New York was the best thing that ever happened to me as a comedian. Dave Chappelle strongreadingbook All white people talk about when they get high is other times that they got high. Dave Chappelle getting-highwhitepeople 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. Dave Chappelle stressguypeople The language you are about to hear... is disturbing. Dave Chappelle disturbinglanguage Money is the fuel for choices. Money gives me choices, so it's not nothing, it's something. But it's not the end all, be all. There are other things in my life that I did not purchase with money that are very valuable. Dave Chappelle suicidalsuicidegiving 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! Dave Chappelle destinymeaningfullooks Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they're socially callous. Dave Chappelle comedianearthpeople When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself. Dave Chappelle stageadultsreal What that’s allowed me to do is have a vantage point about my own life that's accessible to people still. I could see a guy walking down the street and be like, Even though I'm famous, I got more in common with this guy than, like, Brad Pitt. Dave Chappelle guycommonpeople My kids look actually happy. And I learned early on that perfectionism and parenthood is a toxic combination for everybody involved. In other words, so many things can flourish naturally. All you gotta do is make sure the soil's right. I view myself more like a guide than a ruler. Dave Chappelle toxicviewskids I got a lot of positive people around me. Dave Chappelle positive-peoplepositivepeople There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me. Dave Chappelle funmenpeople Most of the people around me have a vested interest in how much money I make. You know, so a celebrity could find themselves in a position where people could have meetings about their life without them involved. And when I say "their life" I mean not their professional life either. They could talk about their personal life. Dave Chappelle interestmeanpeople I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing. Dave Chappelle motorcyclefantasyamerica I would go to work on the show and I felt awful every day, that's not the way it was. ... I felt like some kind of prostitute or something. If I feel so bad, why keep on showing up to this place? I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. Dave Chappelle showing-upawfulway Hey hey hey, smoke weed everyday Dave Chappelle marijuanaweedeveryday Dave! Relax! Close your buttcheeks! Dave Chappelle relaxcomedyfunny If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher. Dave Chappelle salaryteacherthinking
