I’m so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.
BERNIE MACWhatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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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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You can’t be a doctor if you don’t know the entire parts of the body.
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Every time you see a black romance it’s over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. She has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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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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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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When 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.
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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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I’m not a star, I hate that word, and I’m an entertainer. Stars fall, you know, I’m an entertainer. I want to be known as an entertainer.
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I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It’s still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid.
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