223 Quotes by Wanda Sykes

I was really gifted at being able to construct a joke, but it’s like they weren’t even memorable, my first jokes, because they were so about nothing.

I always had one goal, and that was to be a real funny stand-up comic, and that’s pretty much what I’m doing. And everything else is kind of like gravy – TV, movies.

There’s times when I’m really shy, so these roles that I get to play, they’re how I would love to really be. And that’s why I love doing stand-up, because it gives me the freedom to say what I really want to say. I think that’s why it’s my favorite thing to do.

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

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

You can’t make a woman happy. That’s like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.

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

People say, ‘Well don’t you regret not having kids?’ And I go, ‘No, not really.’ And then if they keep asking, I always say this, ‘Well, you know, maybe I’ll adopt.’ But I don’t mean that. It’s just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.

I’m finally just relaxed and comfortable with who I am.