I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
BERNIE MACI was a street performer for two years.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
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Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
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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’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
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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 hate to compare anything, especially while I’m promoting. I feel that’s another disrespect, but ‘Ocean’s 13’ is the best movie I’ve ever done in my life. No question.
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If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that’s bigger than anything else.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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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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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’
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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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