You know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
BERNIE MACI was a street performer for two years.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
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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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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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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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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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I want to play a villain – I can’t wait to play a villain.
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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 don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
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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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I’m very much disciplined because I’m more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
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My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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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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