The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.
BERNIE MACI’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.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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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I hate to compare anything, especially while I’m promoting. I feel that’s another disrespect, but ‘Ocean’s 13’ is the best movie I’ve ever done in my life. No question.
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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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I’m an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.
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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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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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When you’re offstage, that’s the footprint. That’s the man God’s gonna judge.
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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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You can’t change what happened. Just like you can’t change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.
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I’m funny. I’m a comedian. I’m not a clown.
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I have Glocks, .45s, Berettas, Remingtons. I like the marksmanship and the discipline that it takes to be a gun owner. I like the machinery. Being able to take it out and clean it is even more fascinating than having the gun.
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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 been in training for stardom.
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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 ain’t running for office. I ain’t running for nothing.
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