I love the fact that I have a show where you can run over a kid and everyone busts out laughing. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they're socially callous. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
You get sick of jokes, you know. Either I do them on TV, and then you worry, like, "Oh, everyone's gonna see… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
Everyone who wants to make it in comedy goes to L.A., so a million comedians fight for time on three stages. If… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
“The girl says "Oh uh-uh, wait a minute! Wait a minute! Just because I'm dressed this way does not make me a… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that.… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share Image
You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
If someone sits and stares at you while you eat, you won't even eat the way you normally do, because it'll make you so… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it. — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
The biggest enemy of an artist is apathy... A kid gets killed by the police and I buy a T-shirt and before I can… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
I'm happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn't make things easier, but I'm so much better… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have… — Dave Chappelle Copy Share
