Wanda Sykes Quotes

I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It's a little bit of everybody.

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• I'm here today because I hated everything else.

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • Today
  • Everything
  • Here

• I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.

  

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  • Fun
  • Doing
  • Again

• It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

  

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  • People
  • You
  • Government

• I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.

  

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  • Good
  • Love
  • Guy

• D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.

  

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  • People
  • Up
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• It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.

  

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  • You
  • Laugh
  • Easier

• I love working with other actors and other people - you know, stand-up - it's lonely; it's just you out there and the audience. But it's fun working with other actors. I love doing that, too.

  

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  • People
  • Up
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• I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.

  

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  • Work
  • Real
  • Witty

• I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.

  

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  • Family
  • Business
  • Funny

• I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors.

  

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  • Fun
  • Respect
  • Theatre

• I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.

  

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  • Up
  • Time
  • Book

• Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.

  

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  • People
  • You
  • Comedy

• I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.

  

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  • People
  • Why
  • Understand

• If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.

  

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  • People
  • Work
  • Want

• I have a lot of breast cancer history on my mother's side of the family.

  

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  • Family
  • History
  • Mother

• That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.

  

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  • God
  • Women
  • Why

• I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.

  

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  • Back
  • Watch
  • Top

• It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.

  

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  • You
  • Voice
  • Own

• My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice.

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • Funny
  • Voice
  • Blessed

• People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny.

  

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  • People
  • Different
  • Live

• I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.

  

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  • Want
  • Freedom

• Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.

  

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• People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!

  

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  • People
  • Funny
  • Comedian

• My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.

  

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