Dave Chappelle Quotes

"You know you must be doing something right if old people like you."

"If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher."

"You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous."

"I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally."

"You got to be careful of the company you keep."

"If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself."

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

"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."

"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.'"

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

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

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

"I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress."

"Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at."

"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."

"The language you are about to hear... is disturbing."

"If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do."

"America, I appreciate you liking me."

"You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous."

"I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it."

"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."

"The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back."

"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."

"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."