Dave Chappelle

If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.

I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.

I got a lot of positive people around me.

You know, be able to do something great in your life, you're gonna have to realize your failures. You're gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.

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

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 love being famous - it's phenomenal.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

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

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

The only thing harder than leaving show business is coming back.

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.