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

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" I'm really funny now. "

" 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. "

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

" Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal. "

" There's obviously a group who enjoys what Tyler Perry is putting out there. And why fault them? And there's a group that loves the things that Spike does. So they should enjoy that, too. Is it my taste? Maybe not, but I'm not going to fault anybody for doing what they're doing as long as people are showing up. "

" I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates. "

" 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. "

" I think sometimes celebrities can hurt a candidate. You don't want people to judge them on your last project. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" It's easier to rip somebody to shreds while you're making them laugh. "

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

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

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

" I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job. "

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

" I watched a lot of comedy growing up. "

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

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

" I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life. "

" 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. "

" I'm finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am. "

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