Wanda Sykes Quotes
"I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Being)
"I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Business, Funny, Family)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: People, Act, Want)
"I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Freedom, Want)
"Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Eating)
"But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Men, Women, Talking, Will, Writers)
"A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Nothing, Woman)
"Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Impression)
"Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Science, Marketing)
"I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Love)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Passion, Wishing)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Funny, Talent, Will)
"It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: People, Comedians, Comedy, First)
"What drives the creative person is that we see it all."
- Wanda Sykes
"Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Being, Nothing, Pretty)
"Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: People, Comedy)
"Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Government, Work, Waiting, Workers)
"Men don't hear women."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Men, Women)
"It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Government, People)
"I'm really funny now."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Funny, Now)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: First, Jokes)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Love, People, Enthusiasm)
"In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Impression)
"If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Work, People, Want)
"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."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Deep, Now)
"I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Chance, Today)
"I'm here today because I hated everything else."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Today)
"I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Work, Energy, Project)
"I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real."
- Wanda Sykes
(Related: Comedy)
"It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh."
- Wanda Sykes