I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different.
BERNIE MACI always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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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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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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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 don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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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 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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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
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Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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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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