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… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I'd go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
You've got guys in charge of shows who probably went to school for chemistry, and now they're executive producers. — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em. — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
Black audiences are hard. They always think they're better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them. — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
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… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving. — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school.… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
