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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.

Bernie Mac

When you’re offstage, that’s the footprint. That’s the man God’s gonna judge.
BERNIE MAC

Footprint God Judging Men
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.
BERNIE MAC

Able Laughing Red Same Time
I want to play a villain – I can’t wait to play a villain.
BERNIE MAC

Play Waiting Want
My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
BERNIE MAC

Changed Foolishness Make Sense
It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
BERNIE MAC

Just Pleasure Someone Strong
Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
BERNIE MAC

Causes People Problem
You know, every time it comes, every time that light comes on or every time that camera comes on, every time that microphone comes on, the Mac Man seek and destroy.
BERNIE MAC

Cameras Comes Light Men Microphone
My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
BERNIE MAC

Brother Detectives Police
Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
BERNIE MAC

Made Stand
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.
BERNIE MAC

Games Home Tolerance Years
Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
BERNIE MAC

Son Success Way Winning
Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
BERNIE MAC

Black Littles Satisfy Thinking
I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school. The next year, same day, my brother dropped dead. Two years after that, I got married because my girlfriend got pregnant. The year after my wedding, my father – who I had only recently met – died.
BERNIE MAC

Brother Girlfriend Happen Mother School
I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
BERNIE MAC

Perfect Robot Trying
I’ve been in training for stardom.
BERNIE MAC

Stardom Success Training
My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
BERNIE MAC

Comedy Hurt Pain Someone

Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.

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