Wanda Sykes Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.”

“I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.”

“I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.”

“I don't like doing the same material over and over again. It's not fun.”

“And then also I think it's harder for women because comedy is so opposite of being ladylike.”

“Back then, I was doing more of my impression of what a comic is supposed to do.”