A biography for Bernie Machasn’t been written yet.
“I want to play a villain - I can't wait to play a villain.”
“I've been in training for stardom.”
“That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.”
“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.”
“You're never going to see me playing a buffoon.”
“Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.”