Wanda Sykes Quotes About Comedy
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Men don't hear women.
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And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.
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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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It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
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I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
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I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real.
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If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.
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But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.
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I'm here today because I hated everything else.
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Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
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What drives the creative person is that we see it all.
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I love Costas. He's knows too much, but he's a good guy.
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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.
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It seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians.
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I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance.
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I watched a lot of comedy growing up.
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I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
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It wasn't until I became more confident with myself and I put myself forward instead of the jokes; at first it was put the jokes out there and I'm just behind the jokes.
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