My daughter was a beautiful child.
BERNIE MACI’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
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When you’re offstage, that’s the footprint. That’s the man God’s gonna judge.
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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 a star, I hate that word, and I’m an entertainer. Stars fall, you know, I’m an entertainer. I want to be known as an entertainer.
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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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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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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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I was a street performer for two years.
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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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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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When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je’Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school. The next year, same day, my brother dropped dead. Two years after that, I got married because my girlfriend got pregnant. The year after my wedding, my father – who I had only recently met – died.
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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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I took my sports experience to my life on stage. That’s why I’m so disciplined. Playing sports, I was always underestimated. I was never picked first to do anything. This always helped me. It taught me how to push myself.
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