Bernie Mac quotes - page 3

I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job. (Bernie Mac)
The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have. View quote
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I think a lot of TV insults the audience. View quote
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I've never been no superficial cat. View quote
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I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it. View quote
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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer. View quote
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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.' View quote
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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. View quote
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I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me. View quote
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I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It's still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid. View quote
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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. (Bernie Mac)
Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems. View quote
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I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, 'I'm like you - I'm frustrated, I'm not an expert, I don't have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I'm selfish too.' View quote
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I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you. View quote
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When you're offstage, that's the footprint. That's the man God's gonna judge. View quote
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I love my daughter, but there's a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know? View quote
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I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot. View quote
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I have so much respect for what's funny. View quote
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I want to have fun. Life ain't no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I'm a comedian; I ain't no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love. View quote
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I've always been a reserved cat. When I play sports, there's people used to get mad at me because I didn't hang out and things like that. I've never been that kind of person. Nothing has changed in that regard. I've never been posse, and all that. I'm a quiet storm. View quote
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Every time you see a black romance, it's over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. She has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman. (Bernie Mac)
I've been in training for stardom. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are. View quote
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I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn't changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over. View quote
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