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 MACI hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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 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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I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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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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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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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 was a street performer for two years.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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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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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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I love my daughter, but there’s a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?
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Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
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