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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Writer
Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes-Hall
Comedy
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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.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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white criminals commit the biggest crimes.a brother might rob a bank. a white man will rob a pension fund. the brother is going to get ten to fifteen years because he had a gun. the white guy is going to get a congressional hearing because he had a job and a nice suit.
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Whether you have a show or not, you can still be somewhere being funny.
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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.
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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I always had one goal, and that was to be a real funny stand-up comic, and that's pretty much what I'm doing. And everything else is kind of like gravy - TV, movies.
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My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on.
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People say, 'Well don't you regret not having kids?' And I go, 'No, not really.' And then if they keep asking, I always say this, 'Well, you know, maybe I'll adopt.' But I don't mean that. It's just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.
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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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Whatever I talk about is what I'm interested in at the time. Politics are big with me. But right now being a mom is taking up most of my time... My act is more family-oriented than it is about politics.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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Once you start making money, you can be an ass. But I am not an ass. I'm too lazy, that takes a lot of energy.
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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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L.A. is nothing but a bunch of driving, and I hate all that damn driving 'cause it interferes with my drinking.
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I think the worst one [indian mascot] is the Cleveland Indians' Big Chief Wahoo. It's just a red face on a baseball with a big, toothy grin. It's the Sambo of all other offensive mascots. I have never seen a Native American smile that hard before, not even at a casino opening.
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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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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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I'm going to leave The Wanda Sykes Show and try to get her job because $5 million ain't too bad!
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