Quotes & Jokes by Wanda Sykes / page 7

Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.

That word sassy - it haunts me. I keep getting the sassy thing.

Now, I think the people who are still doing stand-up are doing it because they love stand-up.

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 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.

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

But I understand that relationship; I understand how the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law relationship has so many conflicts because it's so forced.

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

I'm really funny now.