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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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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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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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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I sat down and wrote some jokes and went to the talent show, got up on stage, fell in love with it and never turned back.
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To me, political office should be like jury duty. You should just get a notice in the mail one day and say, 'Aw, sh - , I'm secretary of state next month.
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I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.
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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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Men don't hear women.
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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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Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through.
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I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.
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