I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
BERNIE MACSuffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.
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I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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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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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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I was a street performer for two years.
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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 love my daughter, but there’s a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?
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You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.
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You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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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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Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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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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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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