Wanda Sykes Quotes
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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.
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Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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If something stinks, I say it stinks. But I try to massage it a little and not be as cutting, come behind it with a joke: Hey, I cut you deep, but now let me put a couple of stitches in you.
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I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me.
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I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord'. I'd carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. My back was sore, so it was time to have a reduction.
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I worked with people like Edward Snowden. Well, not people who took stuff home.
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I think sometimes celebrities can hurt a candidate. You don't want people to judge them on your last project.
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If I'm talking about something current, a current issue or something political, it's because I was able to read it when I was on the plane getting to the gig... a lot of it happens when I'm on the road because when I'm home, you're just mom, and that's it.
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I'm constantly preparing. Material hits me; I'm always writing. I go back and listen to my shows and just prepare and put my set together. But the day of, I like to have some downtime. A nice lunch is important for me.
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The government shouldn't be involved in this because it's very simple. If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.