Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelleis an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, and actor. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed supporting roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, which he co-wrote with Neal Brennan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 August 1973
CountryUnited States of America
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.
The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
America, I appreciate you liking me.
I don't care if I ever work in TV again.
I don't want the money. I don't want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say.
When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
My generation is under-entertained.
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
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.
I'm happier in the way a guy gets happier when he starts to mature. It doesn't make things easier, but I'm so much better at handling them.
If you're Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and your marriage is breaking up - that's an awful thing. But to see that speculation in people, it's gotta sting a little bit.