Bernie Mac Speaks on his Role in the Transformers Movie
Friday, March 2nd, 2007 8:14PM CST
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"I play a used car salesman, and all used car salesmen are full of sh*t – scuse my French – but they're con men," said Mac. "And they came to my set and I sold them the Transformer; I didn't know it was the Transformer, I thought it was a piece of junk. And the first thing you do as a salesman, a car salesman – I didn't know this, I did some investigating myself – they always sell you the 'bs' cars first. It's almost like a restaurant – get rid of the food, rotate it. When they come, I didn't know what the car exists of, and I just threw them a line; I'm a fast talker, quick whit guy. I got a chance to have some fun and Michael [Bay] – man, I've been fortunate, man, because every director allows Bernie Mac to do his thing. I have not been handcuffed since my career started from Ted Demme; every time a director, every time we'd do it straight, they always tell me, 'Now Bernie Mac it.' That's a luxury, you know."
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Posted by Hotrod on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:18pm CST
Posted by Burn on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:20pm CST
The english language just died a little more thanks to Bernic Mac.
Posted by Mkall on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:26pm CST
Either way, my theory on Bernie Mac is the smaller the part the better.
Posted by Sentinel Maximus on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:28pm CST
Posted by Super Megatron on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:29pm CST
Posted by Shadowman on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:32pm CST
Super Megatron wrote:Bernie Mac kicks ass! Good to see he's going to be in at least 2 movies this summer.
Bernie Mac is all kinds of awesome.
Ooh, can't wait to see this!
Posted by 1337W422102 on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:36pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:39pm CST
So I'm very opinionated right now over that statement.
I think what I'd realy like to say is, or more so ask; is where can I get a T-Shirt of this post!?! !?!
I break my a$$ all day for these guys who give me hell then do this all day themselves...
(thats The Whip in the backround)
Posted by Seibertron on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:46pm CST
Mkall wrote:Wasn't Seibs a used car salesman once?
Either way, my theory on Bernie Mac is the smaller the part the better.
Heh heh. Yep. I was a used car salesman from 97 - 98 and then I flipped to new cars from 98 - 2000 because I liked selling the set price to the GM employees. The dealership I worked at for about 3 of the years I sold cars had a set price on the vehicle. If you came in, the price was right on the window. If you didn't like the price, there was nothing I could do to negotiate the price. It was an interesting and far better way to sell cars. I did it the old fashioned way during my last year of selling cars. That's when I decided that that wasn't how I wanted to spend the rest of my life so I got into programming (thank god!).
Posted by Seibertron on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:47pm CST
Super Megatron wrote:Bernie Mac kicks ass! Good to see he's going to be in at least 2 movies this summer.
I wasn't initially thrilled about Bernie Mac being in the movie. But after I read the script last August, his role in the movie really grew on me. It'll be a fun scene in the movie I think.
Posted by Shadowman on March 2nd, 2007 @ 8:48pm CST
83457W422102 wrote:Sounds good, as long as he doesn't become Cobra Commander.
Somehow--And this is probably the lack of sleep talking--that's hilarious.
Posted by Autobobby1 on March 2nd, 2007 @ 10:03pm CST
Posted by OptimusIsHot on March 2nd, 2007 @ 10:15pm CST
Posted by Saber Prime on March 2nd, 2007 @ 10:26pm CST
So far as I know the movie is at least getting decent actors to play the main parts in the film and I'm hoping that'll be enough to make the movie look good because everything elce so far looks horrible.
Posted by the purifyer on March 2nd, 2007 @ 10:54pm CST
Ok I'm lost.
Posted by demarcusgd on March 3rd, 2007 @ 12:05am CST
Posted by proximus on March 3rd, 2007 @ 1:21am CST
Posted by Anonymous on March 3rd, 2007 @ 1:24am CST
Posted by JEDI ALCHEMIST on March 3rd, 2007 @ 1:52am CST
Posted by Saber Prime on March 3rd, 2007 @ 6:08am CST
Yup, you got that right.demarcusgd wrote:I never in a million years have would've thought I would hear Bernie Mac's name and Transformers in the same sentence. Oh well, it might me fun. But from the interview I wonder if he knows what he calls being told to "Bernie Mac it" is really just type casting.
BTW I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't understand a freaking word he was saying in that interview.
Posted by emeraldbeacon on March 3rd, 2007 @ 1:03pm CST
Posted by PrimulArchangel on March 3rd, 2007 @ 3:00pm CST
I never in a million years have would've thought I would hear Bernie Mac's name and Transformers in the same sentence. Oh well, it might me fun. But from the interview I wonder if he knows what he calls being told to "Bernie Mac it" is really just type casting.
It's because he puts his own spin on things and alot of the time don't follow the script and it comes out better then what the writers wrote..
Posted by Black Bumblebee on March 3rd, 2007 @ 8:08pm CST
Posted by Shadowman on March 3rd, 2007 @ 8:55pm CST
Black Bumblebee wrote:Everyone who's read the script (hasn't everyone, by now?) knows the part is very very small... might be a whole of 2-3 min. of the entire movie.
I haven't.
Could someone PM it to me? I've been looking all over the internet, but I can't find it.
Posted by Saber Prime on March 4th, 2007 @ 4:37am CST
This has absolutly nothing to do with this topic but why Soundwave wearing a diper?PrimulArchangel wrote:Yeah The Mac Man is funny as hell , hes perfect for the part of a used car salesman lol .. When i first read he was playing this part way back when it first came out i was like " yeah thats a perfect role for him "I never in a million years have would've thought I would hear Bernie Mac's name and Transformers in the same sentence. Oh well, it might me fun. But from the interview I wonder if he knows what he calls being told to "Bernie Mac it" is really just type casting.
It's because he puts his own spin on things and alot of the time don't follow the script and it comes out better then what the writers wrote..
And just so it's not a waisted post... na that's too grose to thank about and of course Bernie Mac don't wear dipers.
Posted by PrimulArchangel on March 4th, 2007 @ 1:23pm CST
Posted by Shadowman on March 4th, 2007 @ 3:13pm CST
PrimulArchangel wrote:because that titanium soundwave looks like its wearing a diper lol
Clever, but it should be Bob the Contructicon.
Close, but no cigar.
Posted by Brakethrough on March 5th, 2007 @ 2:34pm CST
83457W422102 wrote:Sounds good, as long as he doesn't become Cobra Commander.
Wassss...Once...aaaa...MAAAAC!
Posted by Saber Prime on March 6th, 2007 @ 1:42am CST
I thought his name was Glen?Shadowman wrote:Bob the Contructicon.
Posted by dj_funk_gut on March 6th, 2007 @ 8:21am CST
And to the person who said Throw him some KFC..WTF??
the purifyer wrote:Um...what? something about going to a restaurant with rotating food and then had some fun with Michael Bay then something about getting arrested and then Bernie Mac-ing it?
Ok I'm lost.
Posted by PrimulArchangel on March 6th, 2007 @ 12:11pm CST
kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Posted by Shadowman on March 6th, 2007 @ 2:34pm CST
Saber Prime wrote:I thought his name was Glen?Shadowman wrote:Bob the Contructicon.
On the box, it mentions the popular children's show character Bob the Builder.
PrimulArchangel wrote:kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Yeah, that was pretty racist.
Posted by Ironhidensh on March 6th, 2007 @ 3:00pm CST
PrimulArchangel wrote:kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Oh grow the hell up. Bernie Mac himself would have laughed at that. Then called us crackers.
Posted by The Mad Asshatter on March 6th, 2007 @ 3:04pm CST
I used a Mac c0mputar machine once.
It was kinda cool.
Posted by Saber Prime on March 6th, 2007 @ 8:29pm CST
I know. He changed Bob the Builder to Bob the Constructicon. I was making a comment about the Constructicon having a human name and one of them is actully named Glen in Japan.Shadowman wrote:Saber Prime wrote:I thought his name was Glen?Shadowman wrote:Bob the Contructicon.
On the box, it mentions the popular children's show character Bob the Builder.
Posted by Saber Prime on March 6th, 2007 @ 8:31pm CST
You abviosly speak Bernie Mac, would you care to translate for us? I don't have my Bernie Mac to English Dictionary with me.dj_funk_gut wrote:What he said wasn't hard to understand at all. For people to claim ignorance to what he was saying is just a shame.
And to the person who said Throw him some KFC..WTF??the purifyer wrote:Um...what? something about going to a restaurant with rotating food and then had some fun with Michael Bay then something about getting arrested and then Bernie Mac-ing it?
Ok I'm lost.
Posted by Leonardo on March 7th, 2007 @ 5:33am CST
Shadowman wrote:PrimulArchangel wrote:kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Yeah, that was pretty racist.
Could someone explain this to me, please? I don't see why it was racist, largely because I don't get the joke. What's KFC got to do with either racism or Bernie Mac?
Posted by The Mad Asshatter on March 7th, 2007 @ 7:11am CST
Leonardo wrote:Shadowman wrote:PrimulArchangel wrote:kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Yeah, that was pretty racist.
Could someone explain this to me, please? I don't see why it was racist, largely because I don't get the joke. What's KFC got to do with either racism or Bernie Mac?
KFC has nothing to do with Bernie Mac.
It's racist because "kary" is implying that because Bernie is of African American decent, his favorite food must automatically be KFC.
It's a stereotypical misconception that most African Americans love KFC and other fried fatty foods. "Kary"'s comment was intentionally inflamatory and in no way contributed to any sort of intelligent discussion.
Posted by skywarp-2 on March 7th, 2007 @ 7:51am CST
Shadow12 wrote:Leonardo wrote:Shadowman wrote:PrimulArchangel wrote:kary wrote:Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
WTF?? you should be baned for making such a racist comment.
Yeah, that was pretty racist.
Could someone explain this to me, please? I don't see why it was racist, largely because I don't get the joke. What's KFC got to do with either racism or Bernie Mac?
KFC has nothing to do with Bernie Mac.
It's racist because "kary" is implying that because Bernie is of African American decent, his favorite food must automatically be KFC.
It's a stereotypical misconception that most African Americans love KFC and other fried fatty foods. "Kary"'s comment was intentionally inflamatory and in no way contributed to any sort of intelligent discussion.
Actually to be really racist, KFC is not the African American choice... Now if he would have said throw him a bucket of Churches Chicken, or Popeyes then i could see it.. but not KFC..
Plus I own this shirt, and all my African American friends laugh every time they see it..
http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product ... ductid=748
I think White people get overly concerned about their comments being racist versus what ethnic people will actually consider racist..
besides most of the racism i have encountered was ethnic on White..and not Vice Versa..
And if you think about it..white people in America are not the majority, from mexico downward its almost totally hispanic, Latino, or whatever..
the US is now only 50% white or caucasian, the rest 50% ethnic, and Canada is 90% white the rest 10% ethnic.. so down south has us beat by a long shot..
Throwing a bucket of KFC is not racist because Bernie Mac has stated serveral Hundred times in interviews and in his stand up comedy that he loves KFC..
Besides I'm italian, we ruled the known world for over a thousand years as Romans,we don't descriminate, we hate all races equally.. smile...
Posted by Calenatarion on March 7th, 2007 @ 4:06pm CST
Kary probably didn't mean it that way. If so, he knows he should watch his words.