"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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"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."
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"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."
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"I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed."
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"Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say."
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"I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they laugh again. The fact that people come to see that and participate in that... I don't know, it's just like magic."
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"I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships."
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"I love being famous - it's phenomenal."
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"I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO."
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"Is this the 5:00 Free Crack Giveaway?"
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"Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me."
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"America, I appreciate you liking me."
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"I don't care if I ever work in TV again."
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"New white people, you can't scare these white people, I tried."
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"My generation is under-entertained."
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"If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do."
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"I'm an introspective dude."
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"I don't do any jokes that old. I might have maybe one or two jokes from high school that I still do."
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"I got my hat pulled up low and no one can really see me. I'm ducked out. People do recognize me, and I have a pretty interesting fan base. It's a diverse group."
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"No one wants to get their ass beat to a soundtrack."
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