Bernie Mac just says what you think but are afraid to say.

You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.

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.

Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems.

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.

Okay, first rule of this carpool. No breaking wind in my car. The only gas that Bernie Mac want to be smelling is unleaded.

I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.