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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. "
Wanda Sykes
Think
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" It wasn't until after the reduction that in the lab work, the pathology, that they found that I had DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my left breast. I was very, very lucky because DCIS is basically stage-zero cancer. So I was very lucky. "
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" I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm. "
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" If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. "
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" I watched a lot of comedy growing up. "
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" I had real big boobs, and I just got tired of knocking over stuff. Every time I eat, 'Oh, Lord'. I'd carry a Tide stick everywhere I go. My back was sore, so it was time to have a reduction. "
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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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" I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary. "
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" I love working with other actors and other people - you know, stand-up - it's lonely; it's just you out there and the audience. But it's fun working with other actors. I love doing that, too. "
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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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" I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic. "
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" Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal. "
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" My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do. "
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Me
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" I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things. "
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" I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all. "
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