Dave Chappelle

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

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. ”

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. ”

There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me. ”

I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed. ”

I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue. ”

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

I don't care if I ever work in TV again. ”

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

My generation is under-entertained. ”