I don't like the saying keep your friends close and enemies closer. I want my enemy on a different planet. Wanda Sykes More Quotes by Wanda Sykes More Quotes From Wanda Sykes As a comedian I don't think they look at me as a sexual person but I can see where with actors it would be a little difficult for them because its part of their mystique, it gives them an easier time to change characters and people aren't going oh we have a gay actor, their gay so I don't know if I'm gunna buy this guy with this girl, its weird, I don't think it's fair; it's only done with us, it seems, like they just accept everyone as straight and go along with it and then its oh their gay and make a big deal out of it. Wanda Sykes gay girl character I'm going to leave The Wanda Sykes Show and try to get her job because $5 million ain't too bad! Wanda Sykes shows trying jobs I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me. Wanda Sykes say-anything people thinking 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. Wanda Sykes tv-shows actors littles Whatever I talk about is what I'm interested in at the time. Politics are big with me. But right now being a mom is taking up most of my time... My act is more family-oriented than it is about politics. Wanda Sykes family-oriented bigs mom There are just so many more laws and rules that apply with marriage that do not come with domestic partnership and also to me it's the commitment. Wanda Sykes partnership law commitment I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. Wanda Sykes different-things different bunch I have a well-balanced show. It's 50/50 on men/women, and also African-American/white writers, it's the same thing. I have four African-American writers, and four non-African-American writers. Wanda Sykes african-american white men 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. Wanda Sykes usual littles night I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom. Wanda Sykes comedy want I'm here today because I hated everything else. Wanda Sykes women comedy today If you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. Wanda Sykes passion ifs wish 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. Wanda Sykes black gay parent Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker. I hope his kidneys fail. Wanda Sykes kidneys failing There's times when I'm really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they're how I would love to really be. And that's why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that's why it's my favorite thing to do. Wanda Sykes play giving thinking Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through. Wanda Sykes pieces stuff way You know what, I think maybe it's because men like to fart, and the host wants to be able to sit in his writers' room and just pass gas freely. Me, I'm a lady. I'm dainty. I know to get up and leave the room and go to my office. Wanda Sykes office men thinking Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal. Wanda Sykes comedy tvs people Men don't hear women. Wanda Sykes comedy men My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on. Wanda Sykes collide goes-on world
