Bernie Mac Speaks on his Role in the Transformers Movie
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Mar 2, 2007 at 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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Comment by Hotrod
Mar 2, 2007
Front paged and credited!
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Comment by Burn
Mar 2, 2007
*blinks*
The english language just died a little more thanks to Bernic Mac.
The english language just died a little more thanks to Bernic Mac.
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Comment by Mkall
Mar 2, 2007
Wasn't Seibs a used car salesman once?
Either way, my theory on Bernie Mac is the smaller the part the better.
Either way, my theory on Bernie Mac is the smaller the part the better.
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Comment by Sentinel Maximus
Mar 2, 2007
Don't care about Bernie much. But I can see him playing this type of character. Bernie Mac?, used car salesman?,...o-yeah.
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Comment by Super Megatron
Mar 2, 2007
Bernie Mac kicks ass! Good to see he's going to be in at least 2 movies this summer.
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Bernie Mac is all kinds of awesome.
Ooh, can't wait to see this!
Comment by Shadowman
Mar 2, 2007
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!
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Comment by 1337W422102
Mar 2, 2007
Sounds good, as long as he doesn't become Cobra Commander.
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Comment by Liege Evilmus
Mar 2, 2007
I do most of my work for used car salesmen!
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$$ all day for these guys who give me hell then do this all day themselves...
(thats The Whip in the backround)
So I'm very opinionated right now over that statement.
I think what I'd realy like to say is, or more so ask; is where can I get a T-Shirt of this post!?!
!?!I break my a$$ all day for these guys who give me hell then do this all day themselves...
(thats The Whip in the backround)
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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!).
Comment by Seibertron
Mar 2, 2007
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!).
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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.
Comment by Seibertron
Mar 2, 2007
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.
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Somehow--And this is probably the lack of sleep talking--that's hilarious.
Comment by Shadowman
Mar 2, 2007
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.
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Comment by Autobobby1
Mar 2, 2007
It's good to see recognizable actors in our movie. I just hope that he adds humor to the role!
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Comment by OptimusIsHot
Mar 2, 2007
I liked him in Bad Santa and that movie with Ashton...
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Comment by Saber Prime
Mar 2, 2007
Sorry I've seen a couple episodes of his series and I absolutly hate the way he acts. There's verry few things he ever says on that show that I'll agree with. Most of it I think is pure BS the way he talks about his family. I'm glad he only has a small part in the movie. It's bad enough allready without adding in actors I hate to the story.
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.
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.
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Comment by the purifyer
Mar 2, 2007
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.
Ok I'm lost.
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Comment by demarcusgd
Mar 3, 2007
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.
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Comment by proximus
Mar 3, 2007
No idea what he just said, but I'll buy that for a dollar.
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Comment by Anonymous
Mar 3, 2007
Thanks Bernie, now I'll throw you a bucket of KFC.
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Comment by JEDI ALCHEMIST
Mar 3, 2007
god I hate that guy
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BTW I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't understand a freaking word he was saying in that interview.
Comment by Saber Prime
Mar 3, 2007
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.
