Searching for Dave Chappelle Quotes

“fear makes us act ridiculous, but also human.”
― Jason Zinoman, Searching for Dave Chappelle

“Image can be so powerful that it can create its own reality. That’s exactly what show business does better than anything else.”
― Jason Zinoman, Searching for Dave Chappelle

“The problem with the Bobby Fischer theory is that Chappelle is not the kind of artist to meticulously plan ahead, let alone plot career exits decades in advance.”
― Jason Zinoman, Searching for Dave Chappelle

“Tellingly, Chappelle kept making sketches about leaving his show.”
― Jason Zinoman, Searching for Dave Chappelle

“This operates in popular culture in a bluntly commercial way, since black entertainers are also measured by a box office that is indifferent to the soul.”
― Jason Zinoman, Searching for Dave Chappelle