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" 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. "

Wanda Sykes

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

" 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. "

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

Wanda Sykes

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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. "

" Stand-up, by far, is my favorite. "

" 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?' "

" 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. "

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

" Actually, I majored in marketing and I have a bachelor of science. "

" I was funny around my family. My family, they're pretty funny, too. "

" In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal. "

" I had breast cancer. Yeah, I know it's scary. "

" I'm really funny now. "

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

Wanda Sykes

Doing

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" Men don't hear women. "

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

" I watched a lot of comedy growing up. "

Wanda Sykes

Growing

Comedy

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 tried snowboarding, and that scared the hell out of me. "

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