Dave Chappelle Quotes
- You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
- I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
- The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
- I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I…
- You know, be able to do something great in your life, you're gonna have to realize your failures. You're gonna have to embrace them and…
- I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.
- I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
- People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
- I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
- If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.
- My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'
- The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.
- You got to be careful of the company you keep.
- Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
- Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'
- I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.
- I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.
- The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.
- You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.
- 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…