Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
Dave Chappelle
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Dave Chappelle
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 24
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Journalist
Screenwriter
Street Artist
Television Actor
Television Producer
Washington
District of Columbia
David Khari Webber Chappelle
David Khari Dave Webber Chappelle
Approval
Field
Fields
Comedy
Oriented
More quotes by Dave Chappelle
The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.
Dave Chappelle
The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.
Dave Chappelle
America, I appreciate you liking me.
Dave Chappelle
I started when I was 14. I figured out that's what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, You're gonna be a comedian, and all this stuff.
Dave Chappelle
I support anyone's right to be who they want to be. My question is: to what extent do I have to participate in your self-image?
Dave Chappelle
For one year, I want to do this thing where I guest-star on as many television shows as I possibly can. I love television. The fact that television ultimately made me famous was very gratifying for me.
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
I don't do drugs, though. Just weed.
Dave Chappelle
I got a lot of positive people around me.
Dave Chappelle
I would go to work on the show and I felt awful every day, that's not the way it was. ... I felt like some kind of prostitute or something. If I feel so bad, why keep on showing up to this place? I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
Dave Chappelle
Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he's not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn't even say that.
Dave Chappelle
Weed's not as bad as everything else... 'cause weed is a background substance. You know what I mean, you can smoke some herb and still function. You ain't crisp... but you'll function.
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
You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.
Dave Chappelle
I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.
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 magic.
Dave Chappelle
I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous.
Dave Chappelle
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
Dave Chappelle
You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.
Dave Chappelle
