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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.

Bernie Mac

I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I’d go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on ‘Laugh-In,’ Flip Wilson.
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Around Shoes South Stupid Voice
I’ve been in training for stardom.
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Stardom Success Training
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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Arms Break Needs
You know, every time it comes, every time that light comes on or every time that camera comes on, every time that microphone comes on, the Mac Man seek and destroy.
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Cameras Comes Light Men Microphone
My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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Always Finish Grandmother
I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
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Joy Lot Place
It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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Just Pleasure Someone Strong
I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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Audience Needs Want
My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
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Comedy Hurt Pain Someone
Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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Son Success Way Winning
I wasn’t disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that’s why I knew it just wasn’t right for me.
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Acting Athlete Comedy Writing
I’m very much disciplined because I’m more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
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Mature Relentless Running
Comedy has been so good to me.
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Comedy Good One
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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Black Littles Satisfy Thinking
You’re never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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Buffoons Going Playing
People like rumors. They’re going to say things like, ‘You was at the club with Lil’ Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight.’ You can’t get upset. You’ve got to keep hope alive.
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Alive Fighting People Upset

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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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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