The Bernie Mac Show’ is my life. It’s the truth, and I’m not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my life.
BERNIE MACYou know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Comedy has been so good to me.
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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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Whatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.
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You know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
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If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that’s bigger than anything else.
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People like rumors. They’re going to say things like, ‘You was at the club with Lil’ Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight.’ You can’t get upset. You’ve got to keep hope alive.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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Fear is not one of my attributes.
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When you’re offstage, that’s the footprint. That’s the man God’s gonna judge.
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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 came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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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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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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