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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people. (Wanda Sykes)
I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy. View quote
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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. View quote
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Men don't hear women. View quote
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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike. View quote
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression. View quote
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Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal. View quote
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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am. View quote
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It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. View quote
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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. View quote
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I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic. (Wanda Sykes)
The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.' View quote
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I watched a lot of comedy growing up. View quote
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Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do. View quote
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My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on. View quote
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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. View quote
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I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun. View quote
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I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing. View quote
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I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys. (Wanda Sykes)
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. View quote
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I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too. View quote
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But I understand that relationship I understand how the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship has so many conflicts because it's so forced. View quote
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Photo: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Comedian
Born: March 7, 1964
Quotes count: 49