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.
BERNIE MACMy humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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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 want to have fun. Life ain’t no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I’m a comedian; I ain’t no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love.
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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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I love my daughter, but there’s a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?
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I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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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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As I got older, I got into all kinds of things in the streets – but for some reason, I never got caught up with the gangs growing up. Everybody dug me, man. I never had problems.
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I had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars – that’s heaven here on earth.
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I’m not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.
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