The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
BERNIE MACI want to do something that people can really say, ‘Hey, man, that was good, I’m proud of you, I’m proud of that.’ ‘Pride’ and ‘Transformers’ and things like that.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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I ain’t running for office. I ain’t running for nothing.
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Whatever you hear at the barber shop, stays at the barber shop.
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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 want to do something that people can really say, ‘Hey, man, that was good, I’m proud of you, I’m proud of that.’ ‘Pride’ and ‘Transformers’ and things like that.
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I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I’d go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on ‘Laugh-In,’ Flip Wilson.
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When you’re offstage, that’s the footprint. That’s the man God’s gonna judge.
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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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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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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 think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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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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I’m not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.
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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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When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
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