Wanda Sykes Quotes

Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

In 2003, I wrote a New York Times best-seller called 'Shut Up & Sing,' in which I criticized celebrities like the Dixie Chicks & Barbra Streisand who were trashing then-President George W. Bush. I have used a variation of that title for more than 15 years to respond to performers who sound off on politics.

I don't know what's more embarrassing, these musicians and actors talking about politics in interviews or the media actually giving them credibility about it. It's absurd that a celebrity could speak out on the economy or politics with no more justification than a hit album or a movie.

I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.

I understand that show business people can wear the public a bit thin when it comes to politics. I know they wear me thin.

You should never ask actors about politics.

I think people can't say anymore, 'Celebrities should keep their political opinions to themselves,' because we elected a reality TV star, so I think that's off limits.

Actors should shut up about politics. They tend to be ill-informed finger-pointers who just cosy up to some flavour of-the-month liberal.

I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

The other day I was reading a blog and I linked over to Streisand's Web site, and it was amazing politically. She's so insightful and incisive. And she also says whatever she wants.

On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.

In Iran, people are free to express their views. Every day, some people criticize the policies of the government.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

I always found when I was reading an interview with an actor that I wasn't interested in their political opinions - I just wanted to know what they'd had for breakfast.

I feel like there is this weird thing where celebrity involvement in political campaigns kind of goes together like peanut butter and chocolate. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad.

People have always tut-tutted about actors stepping out of line politically. And I can sort of see it because what you've got your fame for is not being someone who can influence things, so it's cheating.

Rarely do celebrities and actors speak up for what they believe in.

I'm not a politician. I'm not running for office. I can say what I think.

I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy.

Most politicians aren't allowed to express themselves any more.

Handwritten political posters - often composed in an artless and unadorned style, usually just words on plain white paper - were ubiquitous in South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s and were one of the few outlets available for expressing political views. Most posters were anonymous and put up under the cover of night.

In most of the countries where the people don’t like their government, we are now allowed to ask whether people like their government.

No free subject ought to be under the least restraint in respect to accusing the greatest, so long as his accusation strikes only at the political conduct of the accused: his private we have no right to meddle with

A bunch of comedians have gotten in 'trouble' for sharing their views. When an actor or an artist or might come out saying something political or whatever, then it becomes about that view.

I think it's dangerous to prosecute people for their political views and their political associations. I think you prosecute people for what they do, for their acts.