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

My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.

Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.

I took my sports experience to my life on stage. That's why I'm so disciplined. Playing sports, I was always underestimated. I was never picked first to do anything. This always helped me. It taught me how to push myself.

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.

Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.

I was born October 5, 1957, on the South Side of Chicago, in the Woodlawn area, a neighborhood that hasn't changed much in forty-five years. Our house was on 66th and Blackstone, but the city tore it down when the rats took over.