Bernie Mac Quotes
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I feel like we can learn from each other by us, being the young generation, giving knowledge to the older guys.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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When I travel, I just take what I need and I run. I always have my briefcase stuffed with work, even when I go on a holiday.
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I firmly believe that if your environment works for you and your family, it translates into a better life.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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People think I'm trying to make a fashion statement because I never wear a bra. It's really that I'm a tomboy at heart.
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I had given up on acting because I would go for auditions every day, but nothing would happen.
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Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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I have to do something with my mind, or I'll get in trouble.
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I danced with Jacques d'Amboise. At that time, he was the tallest man in the company. So it was a different kind of choreography. It was lyrical.
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I think selfishly, as an actor, we always want to do more.
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If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?
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Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.
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I am a toxico-nutritional neuro-epidemiologist. It's the study of neurological disorders caused by a mixture of toxins and malnutrition using epidemiological methods... We are just three or four in the world, even fewer than sword swallowers.
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Whether life is worth living depends on whether there is love in life.
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In high school, I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a speech teacher asked me to audition for this play, and I got the lead.
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Artists make our lives livable and enjoyable.
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I've seen Don Rickles up at the Montreal Comedy Festival. Don Rickles was doing jokes in a wheelchair, and he was headlining a show. Do you think they would let a woman do that?
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I think I've been inspired by Chris and his ability to be raw and genuine and admit flaws and let it be whatever it is. That's something I'm trying to do, too, is just be real... That way ends up being very healing with people.
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'All right,' she said. 'You’ve convinced me. Men are good for something, after all.'
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There is no fun in psychiatry. If you try to get fun out of it, you pay a considerable price for your unjustifiable optimism.
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I was a street performer for two years.
