I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
BERNIE MACThe two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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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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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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I wasn’t disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that’s why I knew it just wasn’t right for me.
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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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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je’Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.
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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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I had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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America…Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch…My James Brown.
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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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