Bernie Mac Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“As I got older, I got into all kinds of things in the streets - but for some reason, I never got caught up with the gangs growing up. Everybody dug me, man. I never had problems.”

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

“If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that's bigger than anything else.”

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

“I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.”

“Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.”