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 MACIt’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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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.
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You can’t be a doctor if you don’t know the entire parts of the body.
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Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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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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I want to play a villain – I can’t wait to play a villain.
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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 family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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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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My daughter was a beautiful child.
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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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The two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
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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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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.
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