That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
BERNIE MACI don’t care about how I look; I’m dedicated to the laughs. You know, I used to be a clown, so – my name was Smoothie the Clown. All the training I had, all my training is geared toward making people laugh, and I didn’t care about being cool.
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People like rumors. They’re going to say things like, ‘You was at the club with Lil’ Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight.’ You can’t get upset. You’ve got to keep hope alive.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different.
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You know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
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I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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I took my sports experience to my life on stage. That’s why I’m so disciplined. Playing sports, I was always underestimated. I was never picked first to do anything. This always helped me. It taught me how to push myself.
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Shut up before I drop yo ass off at Koreatown. Now hold on, America, don’t start writing no letters. I’m just kidding. But am I lying?
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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.
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I’m very much disciplined because I’m more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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