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.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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Whatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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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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Every time you see a black romance it’s over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. She has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman.
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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 have so much respect for what’s funny.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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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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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.
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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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Comedy has been so good to me.
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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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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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You know, every time it comes, every time that light comes on or every time that camera comes on, every time that microphone comes on, the Mac Man seek and destroy.
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