Dave Chappelle Quotes
Top 82 wise famous quotes and sayings by Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Dave Chappelle on Wise Famous Quotes.
The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.
Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.
I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear - I'm not mad at anybody - not anymore.
I support anyone's right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
Comedians by and large are some of the most sensitive people on earth. Even if they're socially callous.
Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'
If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
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.
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.'
When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
I don't want the money. I don't want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he's not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn't even say that.
I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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!
The world can't tell you who you are. You've just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do.
The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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 at handling them.