Wanda Sykes ,quotes

I watched a lot of comedy grow...

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

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When I'm not on T.V. or workin...

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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Usually, there's nothing being...

Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.

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I have problems with YouTube a...

I have problems with YouTube and things like that, when you catch it mid production. If I'm doing a show and I'm working on a bit and someone's there with a phone, they record it and put it online - it's not the finished product.

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I don't understand why people ...

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

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It's not until you develop you...

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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It's hard to get fired from th...

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

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I'm always thinking of stuff; ...

I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.

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I noticed recently, in the las...

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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The first time onstage, a ligh...

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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If something stinks, I say it ...

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'm finally just relaxed and c...

I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.

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I enjoy stand-up because it ha...

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

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Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We...

Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal.

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It seems like when I first sta...

It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.

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If you feel like there's somet...

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.

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Actually, I majored in marketi...

Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.

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It's easier to rip somebody to...

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

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A woman would pitch a joke. No...

A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh.

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But sometimes the women writer...

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.

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