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Dave Chappelle [1973-0] American

Rank: 101
Comedian

David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, and actor. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed supporting roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak.

Famous, Business, Cool, Funny, Money, Positive, Religion, Sports, Teacher

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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.		101
The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.		102
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.	Religion	103
I'm an introspective dude.		104
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.	Business	105
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.		106
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.		107
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.	Money	108
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.		109
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.		110
My generation is under-entertained.		111
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.'		112
America, I appreciate you liking me.		113
I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.		114
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.		115
If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.		116
I love being famous - it's phenomenal.	Famous	117
Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go.	Funny	118
I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.	Famous	119
People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.		120
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.		121
If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.	Teacher	122
Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'		123
I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.	Cool	124
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.		125
You got to be careful of the company you keep.		126
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.		201
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.		202
You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.	Famous	203
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.		204
The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.		205
Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.		206
I got a lot of positive people around me.	Positive	207
I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.		208
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.		209
The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.		210
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.		211
I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you're a guy who generates money, people have a vested interested in controlling you.		212
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do.		213
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.		214
After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.		215
When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.		216
You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.		217
Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.		218
I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.		219
I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.		220
I love Ohio.		221
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.		222
I don't care if I ever work in TV again.		223
I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous.		224
I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.	Sports	225
Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.		226
There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.		301
I love my jokes.		302
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.		303
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.		304
You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.		305
Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.	Famous	306
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.		307

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