The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of.
BERNIE MACThe two sides of Bernie – that’s a quiet weapon that I have.
More Bernie Mac Quotes
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My daughter was a beautiful child.
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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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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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You know you poor when you eatin’ breakfast food late. You fryin’ toast? At nine o’clock at night? With bacon? You’re broke.
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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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I’m an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you’re going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.
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I know doing movies is where I need to be. That’s where my audience wants to see me.
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I’ve been in training for stardom.
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My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
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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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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.
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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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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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I want to do something that people can really say, ‘Hey, man, that was good, I’m proud of you, I’m proud of that.’ ‘Pride’ and ‘Transformers’ and things like that.
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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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