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… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
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… — 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
