I wasn’t disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that’s why I knew it just wasn’t right for me.
BERNIE MACWhy do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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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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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them.
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I have Glocks, .45s, Berettas, Remingtons. I like the marksmanship and the discipline that it takes to be a gun owner. I like the machinery. Being able to take it out and clean it is even more fascinating than having the gun.
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I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.
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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 had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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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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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.
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You know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
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