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Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Maybe Prince is the only other guythat I've seen do this, where you just quit something...

Maybe Prince is the only other guy
that I've seen do this, where you just quit something that was
popular when you're at the very top of it

Full Transcript

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Maybe Prince is the only other guy that I've seen do this,
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where you just quit something that was popular when you're at the very top of it.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:47
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."
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.
It was so sincere. There was no media, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:16
It was so sincere. There was no media,
In post, I would say, "Dave Chappelle has the tour of the year." - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:10
In post, I would say, "Dave Chappelle has the tour of t...
And then, - Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? 00:28
And then,