Dave Chappelle

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

Because 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.

My generation is under-entertained.

You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous.

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 enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

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

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.

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

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

I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.

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'm an introspective dude.

The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.

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.

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

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.

People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.

I've done 10 or 11 pilots for network television, which is ridiculous.

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