Quotes by Dave Chappelle

About Dave Chappelle:

David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle is an American comedian, screenwriter, producer, and actor. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed minor roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, directed by Tamra Davis and co-written by Neal Brennan and Chappelle himself.
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If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.

Dave Chappelle

You got to be careful of the company you keep.

Dave Chappelle

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

Dave Chappelle

The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.

Dave Chappelle

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

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

Dave Chappelle

The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.

Dave Chappelle

After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.

Dave Chappelle

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 mag...

Dave Chappelle

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

People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.

Dave Chappelle

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.'

Dave Chappelle

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.

Dave Chappelle

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.

Dave Chappelle

Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.

Dave Chappelle

You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.

Dave Chappelle

There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic.

Dave Chappelle

I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.

Dave Chappelle

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

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

The higher up I went, the less happy I was.

Dave Chappelle

Author Bio

  • NameDave Chappelle
  • Descriptioncomedian
  • BornAugust 24, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Street Artist