Dave Chappelle Quotes

"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."
-Dave Chappelle

"By the numbers, this was the worst way to have done it. He couldn't think straight. It was fight or flight — and he chose flight."
-Dave Chappelle

"Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that. I get paid to do that. It's not like I'm doing heavy lifting up there. It's not like I'm solving the world's problems. It's like I'm hanging out with a bunch of people and it's cool."
-Dave Chappelle

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

"The language you are about to hear... is disturbing."
-Dave Chappelle

"I like that particular kind of attention. People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you."
-Dave Chappelle

"I'm not smoking crack. I'm definitely stressed out."
-Dave Chappelle

"I wasn't crazy but it is incredibly stressful."
-Dave Chappelle