Every time you see a black romance, it's over-the-top. There always has to be extreme hostility between the sexes. He has to cheat. She has to show him how independently strong she is, not just as a woman but as a black woman. Bernie Mac blackcheatextreme share on social
The success of my comedy has been not being afraid to touch on subject matters or issues that everyone else is politically scared of. Bernie Mac afraidcomedyissue Change image and share on social
I love my daughter, but there's a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know? Bernie Mac daughteremotionfelt Change image and share on social
Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors. Bernie Mac actorjerrypain Change image and share on social
I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It's still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid. Bernie Mac 83rdcentercentral Change image and share on social
My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer. Bernie Mac brotherdetectiveenforcer Change image and share on social
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 'Laugh-In,' Flip Wilson. Bernie Mac chicagodavisflip share on social
I always wanted to scuba dive. I used to scuba dive undercover like black Aquaman. Bernie Mac aquamanblackdive Change image and share on social
When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up. Bernie Mac 20sbearblue share on social
My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish. Bernie Mac finishgrandmotherstart Change image and share on social
