Quotes & Jokes by Dave Chappelle / page 6
Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.
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 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'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.
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.
I got a big kick out of that, actually. I think even when we were doing the concert ... everyone thought it was kind of cool that three busloads of people came from southwest Ohio.
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.
Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.
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.
The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.