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The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have.

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Bernie Mac
Age: 50 †
Born: 1957
Born: October 5
Died: 2008
Died: August 9
Film Actor
Screenwriter
Stand-Up Comedian
Street Artist
Television Actor
Television Producer
Chicago
Illinois
Weapon
Weapons
Quiet
Sides
Two
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They say if you don't have your health you ain't got nothing, but the truth is you ain't got nothing if you don't have no one to worry about your health.
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I'm very much disciplined because I'm more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
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I'm looking for laughs, you know? If it take me to flip over a table, if I have to go physical comedy, I will do it. But whatever the joke needs at that particular time, is where I'm dedicated to. I'm not into beating somebody down and beating myself up. I don't do insults and things like that. I don't do it - I'm a storyteller.
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You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.
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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 thing.'
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If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don't be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is your own self.
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Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.
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I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.
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It took me a long time to get to where I'm at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.
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I love who I am. I love what I've become.
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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.
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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.
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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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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 don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.
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I have so much respect for what's funny.
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I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.
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My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer.
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Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life's way of preparing you for success.
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You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.
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