Bernie Mac

I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.

I have so much respect for what's funny.

My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.

The one thing about comedy, making it become a part of you, the audience loves it, because you become part of them.

Comedy has been so good to me.

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

I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you.

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.

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

I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.

It's a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.

I came from a place where there wasn't a lot of joy.