It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, ‘Why am I so black?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.’
BERNIE MACWhen I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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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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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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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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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
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Shut up before I drop yo ass off at Koreatown. Now hold on, America, don’t start writing no letters. I’m just kidding. But am I lying?
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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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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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My daughter was a beautiful child.
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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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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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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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