If someone sits and stares at you while you eat, you won't even eat the way you normally do, because it'll make you so uncomfortable. If I look at my dog when he's eating, he will look at me like, "Dave, I will bite you. What are you looking at? I'm trying to eat." It's something that dehumanizes a person, being on display like that.
Dave ChappelleBecause I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.
Dave ChappelleThe 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.
Dave ChappelleI don't really frick with Africa cause people are starving to death and that's not ballin' to me.
Dave ChappelleI got my hat pulled up low and no one can really see me. I'm ducked out. People do recognize me, and I have a pretty interesting fan base. It's a diverse group.
Dave ChappelleAt the time, I was reading this Miles Davis book, and he was talking about coming to New York right after he was in high school. It kind of made me feel like, "Yeah." I didn't want to go to college; I wanted to do stand-up. And I figured, "What's the point of doing stand-up around DC? I'm always going to be under-appreciated there because I started there." I felt like I was strong enough and unique enough that I should give it a big leash to shine. New York was the best thing that ever happened to me as a comedian.
Dave Chappelle