I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.
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.’
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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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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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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.
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I ain’t running for office. I ain’t running for nothing.
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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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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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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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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’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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I have so much respect for what’s funny.
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