When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
BERNIE MACThat’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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People like rumors. They’re going to say things like, ‘You was at the club with Lil’ Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight.’ You can’t get upset. You’ve got to keep hope alive.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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It took me a long time to get to where I’m at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.
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You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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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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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, ‘Why am I so black?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.’
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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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I’m an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you’re going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.
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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 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.
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