Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
BERNIE MACI 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.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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You don’t see me in Los Angeles a lot. I go back home. Because I can’t play the game. I can’t – my tolerance – I know I’m getting old; I’ll be 50 this year. And you know how I know I’m getting old? ‘Cause my tolerance level is low.
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I want to play a villain – I can’t wait to play a villain.
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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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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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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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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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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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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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They say if you don’t have your health you ain’t got nothing, but the truth is you ain’t got nothing if you don’t have no one to worry about your health.
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The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
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I had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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America…Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch…My James Brown.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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