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I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay.
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
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Portsmouth
Virginia
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes-Hall
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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.
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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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With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now.
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When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.
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When my wife and I leave California, I want to have my marriage recognized in Nevada, Arizona, all the way to New York. How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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Some black people want to get in touch with their African roots. But then you got some black people that just don't give a damn. You tell them, 'Hey, I just got back from the motherland.' They're like, 'Where'd you go - Detroit? Did you see The Temptations?'
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I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet.
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What gets me is when celebrities aren't allowed to have an opinion on anything political. There's the whole 'Shut up and sing' thing.
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We never hid anything from the kids. I feel whole again, I really do. I've told them, 'Mommy's boo-boo is much better now.'
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When I am outside at night by myself every person turns into a pedophile. So I tend to walk a little faster than usual and then I sprint.
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If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.
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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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There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do.
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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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