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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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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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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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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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You know the economy is bad when illegals start complaining that Americans are taking their jobs.
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I feel today's society is so judgmental.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
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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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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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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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Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science.
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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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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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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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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 had top-secret clearance and everything. I was working on a couple of projects that would keep me involved in Desert Storm. I was in the mix, which is scary.
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If you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
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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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Being gay is harder than being black. I didn't have to come out black. I didn't have to tell my parents about what its like to be black.
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