Wanda Sykes Quotes
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I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
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But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
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Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
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Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
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Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality for somebody else. Let's pass it on. Let's pass it on to somebody else. At the end of the day, it is all about inequality.
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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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My shows and my material are grounded in reality. It's pretty much something that's either happened in my life or in the news, and I start there and give you my take on it.
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I couldn't believe that Donald Trump won. I couldn't believe that we elected an orangutan to front the country.
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In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it.
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A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.
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It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.
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I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
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I watched a lot of comedy growing up.
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I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people – not a large group, but quite a few people – who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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It wasn't until after the reduction that in the lab work, the pathology, that they found that I had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my left breast. I was very, very lucky because DCIS is basically stage-zero cancer. So I was very lucky.
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The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'
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I'm really funny now.
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When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.
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I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
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People - I hate to use the word 'fans' - are very respectful. It's not like I'm some pop idol or big movie star. I'm very approachable, and I love the people who enjoy me, because they react like they've run into a friend. Usually, it's like, 'Hey, Wanda! How ya' doing?'
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I have a very diverse crowd from old, young, black, white, straight, gay. It's a little bit of everybody.