Words matter. These are the best Dave Chappelle Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn’t work out, that’s all I can do.
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive.
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 figure out how to overcome it.
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.
The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
I love being famous – it’s phenomenal.
I love my jokes.
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.
After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
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.
The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.
America, I appreciate you liking me.
When I’m on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that’s the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
Fame for me is like a place, a country I’m taking a tour through.
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.
Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak ‘job interview.’
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
I’m famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can’t count on it.
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
You can’t get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can’t get un-famous.
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.
I’ve done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous.
I’m an introspective dude.
Being famous is great, it’s not like bad or horrible or anything.
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.
The language you are about to hear… is disturbing.
I love Ohio.
I’ve been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I’ve never really been a CEO.
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.’
I don’t care if I ever work in TV again.
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.
I’m cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
