American - Comedian | August 24, 1973 -
I don't want the money. I don't want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
Dave Chappelle
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You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.
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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.
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I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.
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Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.
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I got a lot of positive people around me.
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I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.
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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.
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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
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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.
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I don't care if I ever work in TV again.
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