The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
BERNIE MACYou 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.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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Whatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.
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Making people laugh is what I’ve been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust, I still have a passion. I don’t care about how I look, I’m dedicated to the laughs.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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I’ve introduced myself with comedy, and once you’ve introduced yourself as something, that’s where people keep you. That’s where people like to hold you.
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I’m not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.
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I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
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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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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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I’ve always been a reserved cat. When I play sports, there’s people used to get mad at me because I didn’t hang out and things like that. I’ve never been that kind of person. Nothing has changed in that regard. I’ve never been posse, and all that. I’m a quiet storm.
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I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.
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I’m so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.
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