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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.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.
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I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. But he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight. Rush Limbaugh, 'I hope the country fails' - I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? ... He needs a waterboarding, that's what he needs.
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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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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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Usually, there's nothing being thrown toward the stage or at me. Then I feel pretty good about it.
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Now, I think the people who are still doing stand-up are doing it because they love stand-up.
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Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.
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I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.
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I'm really funny now.
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I watched a lot of comedy growing up.
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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 love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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How can you stop people from loving each other? How can you get upset about loving?
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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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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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I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.
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Good comics stick around. There are people who have TV shows that might be successful, but comics can't really fake it. If you say, 'Hey, I love what you guys are doing - you're funny,' then you're in. It's legit.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
Wanda Sykes
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.
Wanda Sykes
I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a waterboarding, that's what he needs.
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