I represent my community, and I represent my people. And I've got to be honest if something seems questionable. Wyatt Cenac More Quotes by Wyatt Cenac More Quotes From Wyatt Cenac God's got his hands in a lot of human pies. Wyatt Cenac piehumanshands I make jokes. That's what I do. Wyatt Cenac jokes I could go to L.A. for limited amounts of time, but I like New York too much. I like seasons. I like fall. Wyatt Cenac too-muchnew-yorkfall Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes. Wyatt Cenac eyesfeelbeingsometimes I wrote this 12-page 'Luke Cage' comic book for Marvel once, and I got to create a villain. His name was Lone Shark, so there was this running thing of whether it was spelled L-O-A-N or L-O-N-E. I like the idea of 'I'm a lone shark,' and then people are like, 'You are here to collect a debt?' Wyatt Cenac youvillainbookpeople Monsters aren't as scary if you start shining lights on them. Wyatt Cenac startlightsyoumonsters When you put comedy in the room it's supposed to be in, you start learning it's a process. Not everything is a home run. You have singles, and you ground a few out. But ultimately, it's the journey you have with that comedian, whether it's ten minutes or an hour. Wyatt Cenac youlearningjourneyhome If you have a car, you tune it up; you replace the parts. You try to keep it in good shape. This country has tires that are shot, a bunch of engine problems, and rather than saying, 'Okay, let's maybe put some new parts in here,' we just keep putting gas in and driving forward. Wyatt Cenac problemsgoodyoucar I enjoy 'Life Aquatic.' I think that one, from a visual standpoint, is just such a fun, visual movie to look at, whether it's the shots of the ship cut down the middle, that set where you can see everyone in each of their rooms doing whatever and moving about - something like that, I could watch that on a loop for an hour. Wyatt Cenac lookyouenjoy-lifelife There's more we can do as a community to try to change what policing looks like in our cities. Wyatt Cenac trycommunitychangelooks Women deal with real issues with policing that don't really get talked about. Wyatt Cenac aboutgetwomenreal I can't be manic without it feeling false to me. Wyatt Cenac falsewithoutfeelingme What's sad is that we can have a reality-television performer for president without incorporating the other aspects of reality television - like voting and voter engagement. Wyatt Cenac votingsadrealitytelevision Chris Nolan can put Batman in full body armor, have him drive a car that looks likes a tank, and make him political, and everyone says, 'Oh, that's OK.' But try making him Filipino, and everyone gets mad. Wyatt Cenac drivecarpoliticalbody At 'The Daily Show,' we were satirizing a news program. You put somebody in a suit, you put 'em behind a desk, and they become an authority figure. Wyatt Cenac behinddailyyounews I was arrested when I was 19 for inciting a riot. Wyatt Cenac arrestedriot I always found myself feeling that happiness rises and frustration trickles down. If the people at the top are frustrated, then everybody down the line feels that. But if the people at the bottom are happy and fulfilled, then they do their jobs a little better, and it goes up that way. Wyatt Cenac myselfhappyhappinesspeople I think, with any topical show, it's very easy to find yourself caught up in the news cycle, and working at 'The Daily Show,' I definitely found myself in that, where we would be talking about the last 24 hours. Wyatt Cenac dailyyourselfmyselfthink There's so many shows, whether it's 'Last Week Tonight' or 'The Daily Show' or 'Full Frontal' or 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' that are really doing great stuff talking about what's going on in the world and what's going on with the president, and those stories that everyone winds up talking about, whether on social media or in their jobs. Wyatt Cenac dailygreatsocial-medianight I think, with these shows, with 'Last Week Tonight,' with 'Full Frontal,' I think, as these shows have evolved, we all have research departments now. Wyatt Cenac nowthinkweekresearch
