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" I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress. "
Dave Chappelle
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" 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. "
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" I love Ohio. "
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" People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you. "
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" I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it. "
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" Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I got a lot of positive people around me. "
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" Comedy is a very approval-oriented field. "
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" You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous. "
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" The higher up I went, the less happy I was. "
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Less
Up
" When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself. "
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" America, I appreciate you liking me. "
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America
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" I don't care if I ever work in TV again. "
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Ever
Again
" 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. "
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Think
Racial
" The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. "
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" 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. "
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" I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous. "
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Pilots
Done
" The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me. "
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" 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. "
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" You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous. "
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" Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through. "
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" 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.' "
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" I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed. "
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" You know you must be doing something right if old people like you. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The language you are about to hear... is disturbing. "
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