Chappelle Quotes

"When I look at all the shows my buddies did, Ray Romano and these guys, all these shows reflect their act perfectly. Me, I have a very opinionated act, it's not really a sitcom that could contain it."

"As far as drugs are concerned, Americans consume 70 percent of all the illicit drugs on Earth. Obviously drugs are a part of this culture."

"People figure someone like me has to live in Hollywood but I'm smarter than that. I can work there. But I don't want to ruin my life outside of Hollywood ... sooner or later Hollywood is going to be done with you. That's the sad truth. I have an identity outside of Hollywood, which is important to me."

"Some of the things I draw comedy from are real painful things, you know, but it's a certain delight in doing the characters because they all got certain feasibleness, no matter how bad they are, that makes them more palatable."