My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
BERNIE MACIt 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.’
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.
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When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars – that’s heaven here on earth.
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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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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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My girlfriend Rhonda, who’s now my wife, I graduated from high school, she got pregnant. My grandfather said, ‘You’ve got to do the right thing.’
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You don’t see me in Los Angeles a lot. I go back home. Because I can’t play the game. I can’t – my tolerance – I know I’m getting old; I’ll be 50 this year. And you know how I know I’m getting old? ‘Cause my tolerance level is low.
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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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I’ve never been no superficial cat.
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When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je’Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.
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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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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? ‘Cause he had problems.
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I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
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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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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.
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