I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun. Wanda Sykes More Quotes by Wanda Sykes More Quotes From Wanda Sykes If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too. Wanda Sykes passionatewantpeople Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos? Wanda Sykes nappies With a black president, I can relax... I can dance in public... I can buy a whole watermelon now. Wanda Sykes relaxblackpresident 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. Wanda Sykes diseasegoaltrying I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay. Wanda Sykes blackgaycommunity I hate when women compare men to dogs. Men are not dogs. Dogs are loyal. I've never found any strange panties in my dog's house. Wanda Sykes hatedogmen I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing. Wanda Sykes rewardslaughingpeople My neighbor, she invited me to an Elvis party. I told her I couldn't come 'cause I'd be too busy making fun of her from behind my blinds. Wanda Sykes causespartyfun 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 tvsrealgoal It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. Wanda Sykes comicpersonavoice 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 waiting-aroundwritingjobs We got to stop doing that, ladies. You know, men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal. Wanda Sykes loyaldogmen I knew something was wrong with the economy when the shampoo girl at my salon closed on a six bedroom house. Wanda Sykes bedroom-housesixgirl 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. Wanda Sykes shut-upopinionpolitical L.A. is nothing but a bunch of driving, and I hate all that damn driving 'cause it interferes with my drinking. Wanda Sykes causeshatedrinking 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.' Wanda Sykes cancerfeelskids When my parents send me emails the first 3 are blank. Wanda Sykes emailparentfirsts I think the most difficult thing about coming out is just getting to that place where you're comfortable with who you are and you're sayin' hey this is ok and just accepting yourself and not caring what other people think. Because if you don't have that confidence in who you are then, if things don't go the way you wish that they will, you know if people aren't accepting then they can easily tear you down if you're not prepared and comfortable with who you are. Wanda Sykes caringpeoplethinking Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better. Wanda Sykes it-gets-betterget-better Should I talk about [having breast cancer]? Because how many things could I have? You know black, lesbian - I'm like, I can't be the poster child for everything. At least with the LGBT issues we get a parade and a float and it's a party. Wanda Sykes cancerpartychildren
