I was a street performer for two years.
BERNIE MACI know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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They say if you don’t have your health you ain’t got nothing, but the truth is you ain’t got nothing if you don’t have no one to worry about your health.
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Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.
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My daughter was a beautiful child.
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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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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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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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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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Black audiences are hard. They always think they’re better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.
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I’ve introduced myself with comedy, and once you’ve introduced yourself as something, that’s where people keep you. That’s where people like to hold you.
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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 not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.
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I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn’t changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over.
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