America…Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch…My James Brown.
BERNIE MACI 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.’
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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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 had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.
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I don’t care about how I look; I’m dedicated to the laughs. You know, I used to be a clown, so – my name was Smoothie the Clown. All the training I had, all my training is geared toward making people laugh, and I didn’t care about being cool.
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Bernie Mac don’t sugarcoat.
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My daughter was a beautiful child.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom and saying, ‘Why am I so black?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m black. You just gotta always work harder than the average bear.’
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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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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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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 never been no superficial cat.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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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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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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