--- title: "16 People Quotes By Bernie Mac" description: "16 People quotes by Bernie Mac. Plus more from Bernie Mac and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/bernie-mac-3867_cause_why-do-people-love-richard-pryor-so-much_1000251.jpg" --- > [Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/why-do-people-love-richard-pryor-so-much-cause-he-had-problems/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae1/bernie-mac-3867_cause_why-do-people-love-richard-pryor-so-much_1000251.jpg) > [I don't think the people wanna see me play Clyde Johnson the architect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-don-t-think-the-people-wanna-see-me-play-clyde-johnson-the-architect/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/bernie-mac-3867_architect_i-don-t-think-the-people-wanna-see-me-pl_715207.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-ve-introduced-myself-with-comedy-and-once-you-ve-introduced/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51b/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_i-ve-introduced-myself-with-comedy-and-o_1621587.jpg) > [I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-want-people-to-say-at-the-end-of-my-day-you-know-like-i-used-to-say/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/bernie-mac-3867_bills_i-want-people-to-say-at-the-end-of-my-da_1426808.jpg) > [My name is Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, but people know me as Bernie Mac. My mama, God rest her soul - she used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/my-name-is-bernard-jeffrey-mccullough-but-people-know-me-as-bernie/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/bernie-mac-3867_about_my-name-is-bernard-jeffrey-mccullough-bu_2070694.jpg) > [People like rumors. They're going to say things like, 'You was at the club with Lil' Kim, and you and Kanye West…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/people-like-rumors-they-re-going-to-say-things-like-you-was-at-the/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/bernie-mac-3867_alive_people-like-rumors-they-re-going-to-say_1657085.jpg) > [I don't care about how I look; I'm dedicated to the laughs. You know, I used to be a clown, so -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-don-t-care-about-how-i-look-i-m-dedicated-to-the-laughs-you-know-i/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/bernie-mac-3867_being-cool_i-don-t-care-about-how-i-look-i-m-dedica_1907774.jpg) > [When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/when-i-get-a-chance-to-play-golf-or-go-on-a-boat-with-good-people/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/bernie-mac-3867_beer_when-i-get-a-chance-to-play-golf-or-go-o_1658.jpg) > [Like a lot of black people, I grew up straight po'. Wasn't no question about whether we was po', either. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/like-a-lot-of-black-people-i-grew-up-straight-po-wasn-t-no-question/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/bernie-mac-3867_about_like-a-lot-of-black-people-i-grew-up-str_2006978.jpg) > [I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-that-in-sports-and-i-was-like/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/bernie-mac-3867_comedy_i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-tha_292158.jpg) > [I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I'd go around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-became-the-storyteller-of-south-side-chicago-i-used-an-old-kiwi/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/bernie-mac-3867_chicago_i-became-the-storyteller-of-south-side-c_1132333.jpg) > [I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-was-in-love-with-a-lot-of-people-because-i-was-a-student-of-the/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/bernie-mac-3867_because_i-was-in-love-with-a-lot-of-people-becau_3011640.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-ve-always-been-a-reserved-cat-when-i-play-sports-there-s-people/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/bernie-mac-3867_always_i-ve-always-been-a-reserved-cat-when-i-p_1268696.jpg) > [Making people laugh is what I've been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/making-people-laugh-is-what-i-ve-been-doing-since-i-was-like-four-or/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a7/bernie-mac-3867_care_making-people-laugh-is-what-i-ve-been-do_1555536.jpg) > [It was rough being dark. I got heat from my own people more than anyone else. I remember going to my mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/it-was-rough-being-dark-i-got-heat-from-my-own-people-more-than/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/bernie-mac-3867_average_it-was-rough-being-dark-i-got-heat-from_482760.jpg) > [I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-want-to-do-something-that-people-can-really-say-hey-man-that-was/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/bernie-mac-3867_film_i-want-to-do-something-that-people-can-r_2594739.jpg) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-wasn-t-disciplined-at-all-as-good-of-an-athlete-as-i-was-i-was-not/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/when-it-comes-to-raising-children-i-believe-in-give-and-take-i-give/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [Black audiences are hard. They always think they're better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/black-audiences-are-hard-they-always-think-they-re-better-than-you-so/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/my-girlfriend-rhonda-who-s-now-my-wife-i-graduated-from-high-school/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/you-can-t-change-what-happened-just-like-you-can-t-change-the-future/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I learned hard lessons in life; I had to because I had so much happen: My mother died my sophomore year in high school.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-learned-hard-lessons-in-life-i-had-to-because-i-had-so-much-happen/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [Bernie Mac is happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/bernie-mac-is-happy/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-hate-to-let-people-down-i-was-like-that-in-sports-and-i-was-like/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-want-to-speak-directly-to-the-audience-to-say-i-m-like-you-i-m/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > [I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/i-know-doing-movies-is-where-i-need-to-be-that-s-where-my-audience/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) > ['The Bernie Mac Show' is my life. It's the truth, and I'm not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/the-bernie-mac-show-is-my-life-it-s-the-truth-and-i-m-not-ashamed-of/) [Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bernie-mac/#itemlist", "name": "16 People Quotes By Bernie Mac", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 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