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- Field
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt in a lot of instances I was deliberately being put through stress because when you're a guy who generates money, people have a vested interested in controlling you.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't care if I ever work in TV again.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do.
- Deliberately
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
After a while, a joke, if you say it too much, just becomes contrived, or fake-sounding.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm famous today. People like me today. Might not like me tomorrow. You can't count on it.
- Nov 07, 2020
The world can't tell you who you are. You've just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm on stage, I get real happy there. Maybe that's the only time in my adult life I feel like myself.
- My Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
My generation is under-entertained.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.'
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love my jokes.
- Higher
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- Nov 07, 2020
The higher up I went, the less happy I was.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I can make a teacher's salary doing comedy, I think that's better than being a teacher.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of the people around me have a vested interest in how much money I make. You know, so a celebrity could find themselves in a position where people could have meetings about their life without them involved. And when I say 'their life' I mean not their professional life either. They could talk about their personal life.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me.
- Appreciate
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- Nov 07, 2020
America, I appreciate you liking me.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'
- Hardest Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.
- Joke
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Hear
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- Nov 07, 2020
The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.
- Famous
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Introspective
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm an introspective dude.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself.
- Careful
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- Nov 07, 2020
You got to be careful of the company you keep.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got real important relationships in my life that are very empowering relationships.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got a lot of positive people around me.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm cool with failing so long as I know that there are people around me that love me unconditionally.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love Ohio.
- Being Famous
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- Nov 07, 2020