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Dave Chappelle
American
Comedian
Born:
Aug 24
,
1973
Being
Doing
Get
Me
People
You
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The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
Dave Chappelle
Yourself
Be True
Everybody
True
The Hardest Thing
Hardest
Hardest Thing
Thing
Watching
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
Dave Chappelle
You
People
Old
Must
Something
Like
Know
Doing
Old People
Right
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.
Dave Chappelle
You
World
Better
Worse
Out
Tell
Got
Just
Figure
Who
You got to be careful of the company you keep.
Dave Chappelle
You
Be Careful
Got
Company
Keep
Careful
Most of the people around me have a vested interest in how much money I make. You know, so a celebrity could find themselves in a position where people could have meetings about their life without them involved. And when I say 'their life' I mean not their professional life either. They could talk about their personal life.
Dave Chappelle
Life
Me
You
People
Money
Personal Life
Meetings
Say
Find
About
Could
Know
Most
Involved
Talk
Make
Around
Without
How
How Much
How Much Money
Vested
Celebrity
Vested Interest
Personal
Where
Either
Interest
Mean
Them
Themselves
Much
Professional
Professional Life
Position
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.
Dave Chappelle
Black
White
Group
Every
Think
At Least One
Guy
Guys
Least
Should
I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.
Dave Chappelle
Good
Sports
Stress
Think
Extreme
Extreme Sports
Relieving
Really
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
Dave Chappelle
Happy
Higher
Up
Less
When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
Dave Chappelle
Life
Time
Myself
Happy
Stage
Only
Only Time
Adult
Adult Life
Feel
Like
Real
Get
Maybe
I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
Dave Chappelle
Love
Me
Love Me
People
Long
Unconditionally
Failing
Know
Around
Cool
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.
Dave Chappelle
Me
Wife
Else
Once
Would
Never
Comedian
Answer
Doing
Were
Question
Anything
Anything Else
Asked
Imagined
I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.
Dave Chappelle
Work
Money
Care
Say
About
Issue
Going
My generation is under-entertained.
Dave Chappelle
Generation
My Generation
There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me.
Dave Chappelle
Time
Good
Me
You
Man
People
Good Time
Laugh
See
Dress
Dress-Up
Stuff
Come
Like
How
Still
Lot
Up
Want
Anything
Pack
Them
Your
Show
Who
Fun
Started
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.
Dave Chappelle
Stage
Avenue
Say
Having
Just
Being
Movie
Whether
Means
Show
Need
Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.
Dave Chappelle
Great
Bad
Horrible
Like
Being
Famous
Anything
Being Famous
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.
Dave Chappelle
Me
You
People
Took
Back
Negativity
Some
Point
Like
Know
Because
Doing
Surrounded
Going
Realize
Much
Really
You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.
Dave Chappelle
You
Infamous
Get
People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
Dave Chappelle
You
People
Onstage
Like
Know
Smiling
Up
Wall
Standing
Standing Up
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 believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.
Dave Chappelle
Beautiful
Religion
Me
You
People
Believe
Way
Right Way
About
Beautiful Thing
Talk
Learn
Because
Normally
Want
Flaws
Publicly
Right
Thing
Associate
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.
Dave Chappelle
Time
Business
Jokes
People
Walk
Tell
Entertain
Entertain People
Point
Children
Want
Show
Show Business
Away
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.
Dave Chappelle
Past
Mad
About
Clear
Talk
Get
Heated
Anybody
Anymore
Wanted
Little
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do.
Dave Chappelle
Work
Out
Put
Feel
Like
Effort
Legitimate
Work Out
Forth
Then
You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.
Dave Chappelle
You
Infamous
Get
I love my jokes.
Dave Chappelle
Love
Jokes
Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.
Dave Chappelle
Great
Me
You
Genius
Everyone
Says
Voice
Sure
Around
Your
Right
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