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Wanda Sykes Quotes

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.

Wanda Sykes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: March 7, 1964

Topics

Respect Fun Theatre Short Enjoy Run

I was living in New York City and flat broke. My next door neighbor was an actor and he always seemed to be having more fun than I was. He convinced me to give acting a shot, but because of my shyness I was sure it would be a lost cause.

Joe Flanigan

Fun New York City Me Door Acting

I thought that ending Glass-Steagall was a mistake.

John Gutfreund

Mistake Ending Thought

Tiptoeing on a tightrope past insider trading laws may be deft and clever, but it doesn't make it right.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Past Clever Right May Laws Make

I'm not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though.

Matt Smith

Villain Bond Handsome Enough Maybe

The film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,' based the book of the same name, has a line that enlightens and comforts me. The protagonist, who has lost all ability to move except one eye, discusses his role as a father. He notes, 'Even a fraction of a father is still a father.'

Steve Gleason

Father Butterfly Me Eye Book Name

In a team like Real Madrid, arguments always arise when things are not going well.

Toni Kroos

Team Real Always Things Going Well

I think technology has advanced so far now that there are some cameras on the market that give film a run for its money. It's all about flexibility in capturing images, and digital or film, it doesn't matter to me.

Roger Deakins

Technology Money Me Think Now Run

We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking.

Roger Ebert

Filmmaking Lot

My district includes the two urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require different approaches to meeting current and future transportation demands.

Robin Hayes

Future Transportation Meeting Two

Of course, I remember when everybody was thin. It wasn't until I went to America in the Sixties that I saw anyone who wasn't skinny thin.

Mary Quant

America Remember Sixties Skinny Saw

I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have him add something to mine.

Michael Nyman

Music Opportunity Him Disappointed

I just stepped off the show biz bus and changed gears.

Michael Ontkean

Gears Bus Show Off Just Changed