Bernie Mac quotes

Bernie Mac was an American actor and comedian, widely recognized for his sharp wit and charismatic performances. His breakthrough came from stand-up comedy and the popular sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show." He became one of the most beloved figures in comedy and left a lasting impact on television and film. Here are 78 of his quotes:

I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.

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I want to play a villain - I can't wait to play a villain.

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I'm not a star, and I don't want to be a star. Stars fall. I'm an ordinary guy with an extraordinary job.

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I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.

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I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

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Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.

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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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We're so politically correct; we take things so seriously.

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I love who I am. I love what I've become.

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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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Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.

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I'm so black, I leave fingerprints on coal.

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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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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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My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.

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I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them.

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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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You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.

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When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.

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When I go onstage, I want to relieve your mind, your pressures.

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I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school. The next year, same day, my brother dropped dead. Two years after that, I got married because my girlfriend got pregnant. The year after my wedding, my father - who I had only recently met - died.

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My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.

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