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All those great things happened, and my contract was up
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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

All those great things happened,and my contract was up

All those great things happened,
and my contract was up

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All those great things happened, and my contract was up.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:22
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
comedy, history
Production
Pilot Boy Productions

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Movie Summary

Dave Chappelle delivers a speech at his prestigious alma mater that reflects on his comedy roots, his rise to fame and why artists "should never behave."
Clearly... Clearly, I was about to be rich. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
Clearly... Clearly, I was about to be rich.
And I ended up doing something that no one had ever seen before, including myself. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
And I ended up doing something that no one had ever seen bef...
Maybe Prince is the only other guy that I've seen do this, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:11
Maybe Prince is the only other guy that I've seen do th...
Lucky for me, when I quit, I went to Africa, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:07
Lucky for me, when I quit, I went to Africa,
By the time I got back, everyone was just lookin' at me crazy. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
By the time I got back, everyone was just lookin' at me...
The entire world told me I was crazy, but I-- I was sure... - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
The entire world told me I was crazy, but I-- I was sure...
I was sure I was being true to myself and to something that I learned at Ellington. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
I was sure I was being true to myself and to something that ...
I'm one of those comedians that thought of himself as an artist. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
I'm one of those comedians that thought of himself as a...
It was like... the pictures that I could paint with words, and - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
It was like... the pictures that I could paint with words, a...
And I knew that if I took the money, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
And I knew that if I took the money,
And when I quit, it was a very difficult time in my life, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
And when I quit, it was a very difficult time in my life,
And then one day I was in Panama City, Panama, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:13
And then one day I was in Panama City, Panama,
Was-- And then-- I would look closer, it wasn't a painting, it was all pennies, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
Was-- And then-- I would look closer, it wasn't a paint...
And I asked the guy, I said, "How much is that painting worth?" - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:12
And I asked the guy, I said, "How much is that painting...
Some of the biggest wars and crimes and scams in history - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
Some of the biggest wars and crimes and scams in history
Art is a powerful commodity. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:06
Art is a powerful commodity.
An artist, if you're good at it, should never behave as a commodity. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:09
An artist, if you're good at it, should never behave as...
'Cause it-- I said, "Oh-- you know, this is probably it." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:14
'Cause it-- I said, "Oh-- you know, this is probab...
I would go to comedy clubs and I'd work for way less money than I ever had, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:08
I would go to comedy clubs and I'd work for way less mo...
It was probably the best work I'll ever do. - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:05
It was probably the best work I'll ever do.