I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
BERNIE MACWhen I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars – that’s heaven here on earth.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
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You don’t see me in Los Angeles a lot. I go back home. Because I can’t play the game. I can’t – my tolerance – I know I’m getting old; I’ll be 50 this year. And you know how I know I’m getting old? ‘Cause my tolerance level is low.
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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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You can’t change what happened. Just like you can’t change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.
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I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over.
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I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
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I want to have fun. Life ain’t no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I’m a comedian; I ain’t no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love.
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I have Glocks, .45s, Berettas, Remingtons. I like the marksmanship and the discipline that it takes to be a gun owner. I like the machinery. Being able to take it out and clean it is even more fascinating than having the gun.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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