I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school. The next year, same day, my brother dropped dead. Two years after that, I got married because my girlfriend got pregnant. The year after my wedding, my father – who I had only recently met – died.
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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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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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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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.’
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I was a street performer for two years.
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The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.
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I hate to compare anything, especially while I’m promoting. I feel that’s another disrespect, but ‘Ocean’s 13’ is the best movie I’ve ever done in my life. No question.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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My girlfriend Rhonda, who’s now my wife, I graduated from high school, she got pregnant. My grandfather said, ‘You’ve got to do the right thing.’
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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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I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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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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Comedy has been so good to me.
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Whatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.
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I want to do something that people can really say, ‘Hey, man, that was good, I’m proud of you, I’m proud of that.’ ‘Pride’ and ‘Transformers’ and things like that.
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