"I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it."
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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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"There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic."
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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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"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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"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 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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"If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher."
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"I don't do drugs, though. Just weed."
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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'm Dave Chappelle and I'm a chronic masturbator."
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"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."
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"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."
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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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"Weed's not as bad as everything else... 'cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain't crisp... but you'll function."
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"Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at."
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"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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"I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous."
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