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Ok so there's no TV shows, no movies going on fine, but I love going on stage and performing stand up so my situation is a little better than someone who's strictly just an actor or actress.

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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
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Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
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I'm always thinking of stuff I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.
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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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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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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house.
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It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh.
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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 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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As soon as you say 'I do,' you'll discover that marriage is like a car. Both of you might be sitting in the front seat, but only one of you is driving. And most marriages are more like a motorcycle than a car. Somebody has to sit in the back, and you have to yell just to be heard.
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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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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.
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I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it's like they weren't even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
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I know every time I fly, I get checked twice: they stop me at security, and then, they get me again at the gate. And last time, it was so bad, they actually made me go through the machine with the luggage.
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I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a waterboarding, that's what he needs.
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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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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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