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" Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going. "

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" My voice is distinctive: there's a rhythm to it, and also, it's funny. I was just blessed with a funny-sounding voice. "

" The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.' "

" I'm constantly preparing. Material hits me; I'm always writing. I go back and listen to my shows and just prepare and put my set together. But the day of, I like to have some downtime. A nice lunch is important for me. "

" People - I hate to use the word 'fans' - are very respectful. It's not like I'm some pop idol or big movie star. I'm very approachable, and I love the people who enjoy me, because they react like they've run into a friend. Usually, it's like, 'Hey, Wanda! How ya' doing?' "

" I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up. "

" What drives the creative person is that we see it all. "

" I think it's because my comedy is in your face, and it comes from a place that's real. "

" I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance. "

" I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all. "

" I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend. "

" It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are. "

" It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people. "

" When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots. "

" If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too. "

" I watched a lot of comedy growing up. "

" People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny. "

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

" I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys. "

" I knew I was outspoken when I was a kid because, whenever my parents had company coming over, they would pay me to leave. 'Go see your grandmother. Get out of here.' That was my first paying gig. "

" I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors. "

" I'm really funny now. "

" I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone. "

" A woman would pitch a joke. Nothing. Then a guy would pitch it and everybody would laugh. "

" My shows and my material are grounded in reality. It's pretty much something that's either happened in my life or in the news, and I start there and give you my take on it. "

" 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. "

" I worked with people like Edward Snowden. Well, not people who took stuff home. "

" I like doing a bunch of different things, being all over the place. "

" In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression. "

" My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on. "

" 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. "