I’m not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that’s what makes my comedy different.
BERNIE MACThe two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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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’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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It 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.’
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience.
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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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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.
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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
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The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
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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 always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman.
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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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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.
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I’m so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.
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America…Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch…My James Brown.
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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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