Wanda Sykes

Comedian

83 Quotes

If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.

Men don't hear women.

Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.

Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal.

Sometimes black people really want to hold onto our oppression - 'This is ours! This belongs to us.' You can't just talk about equality for somebody else. Let's pass it on. Let's pass it on to somebody else. At the end of the day, it is all about inequality.

I tried snowboarding, and that scared the hell out of me.

People - I hate to use the word 'fans' - are very respectful. It's not like I'm some pop idol or big movie star. I'm very approachable, and I love the people who enjoy me, because they react like they've run into a friend. Usually, it's like, 'Hey, Wanda! How ya' doing?'

Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.

If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.

I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.

When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.

I couldn't believe that Donald Trump won. I couldn't believe that we elected an orangutan to front the country.

I'm here today because I hated everything else.

My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice.

I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.

I'm really funny now.

I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.

I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.

Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.

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