I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
BERNIE MACI came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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 can act. I’ve been acting for a long time, but like anything else, don’t nobody owe you nothing. You’ve go to pay your dues. You go from A to Z; you don’t go from M to Z.
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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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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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I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
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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’ve always been a reserved cat. When I play sports, there’s people used to get mad at me because I didn’t hang out and things like that. I’ve never been that kind of person. Nothing has changed in that regard. I’ve never been posse, and all that. I’m a quiet storm.
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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 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’ve never been no superficial cat.
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You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
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I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don’t be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is your own self.
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