Dave Chappelle

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. ”

When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself. ”

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

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

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

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

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed. ”

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. ”

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field. ”

I got a lot of positive people around me. ”