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Bernie Mac

I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over.
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Cities House Neighbourhood South Years
I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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Black Country Scuba Used
I’ve been in training for stardom.
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Stardom Success Training
I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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Comedian Knows Limitation Politician
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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Beer Boat Golf Ice Lobster
Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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Son Success Way Winning
I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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Funny Mush Respect
Comedy has been so good to me.
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Comedy Good One
My daughter was a beautiful child.
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Beautiful Children Daughter
Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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Causes People Problem
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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Good Men People Pride Something
As I got older, I got into all kinds of things in the streets – but for some reason, I never got caught up with the gangs growing up. Everybody dug me, man. I never had problems.
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Gang Growing Kind Men Up
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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Arms Break Needs
Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.
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Able Laughing Red Same Time
The Bernie Mac Show’ is my life. It’s the truth, and I’m not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my life.
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Hours Minutes
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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Center Community Director Kids

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