I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’
BERNIE MACI don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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 came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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Comedy has been so good to me.
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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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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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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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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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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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You can’t be a doctor if you don’t know the entire parts of the body.
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I’m an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you’re going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.
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I’m so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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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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