My comedy comes from pain. I can’t stand to see someone hurting.
BERNIE MACThey say if you don’t have your health you ain’t got nothing, but the truth is you ain’t got nothing if you don’t have no one to worry about your health.
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 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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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that – a stern enforcer.
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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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That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
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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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I’m not a politician, I’m a comedian. I know my limitations.
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It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
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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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I can’t build myself by beating somebody down.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take ’em.
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I can act. I’ve been acting for a long time, but like anything else, don’t nobody owe you nothing. You’ve go to pay your dues. You go from A to Z; you don’t go from M to Z.
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Hugs aren’t like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.
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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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