Dave Chappelle

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

“The girl says "Oh uh-uh, wait a minute! Wait a minute! Just because I'm dressed this way does not make me a whore!" Which is true, Gentlemen, that is true. Just because they dress a certain way doesn't mean they are a certain way. Don't even forget it. But ladies, you must understand that is fucking confusing. It just is. Now that would be like me, Dave Chappelle, the comedian, walking down the street in a cop uniform. Somebody might run up on me saying, "Oh, thank God. Officer, help us! Come on. They're over here. Help us!" "Oh-hoh! Just because I'm dressed this way does not make me a police officer!" See what I mean? All right, ladies, fine. You are not a whore. But you are wearing a whore's uniform.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I love being famous - it's phenomenal.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My generation is under-entertained.”

“I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.”

“Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'”

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

“You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.”

“The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.”

“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.”

“I love Ohio.”

“I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.”

“I got a lot of positive people around me.”

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

“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.”

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