Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American comedian, an actor, a writer, a singer, and a producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 April 1961
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Eddie Murphy quotes about
decision bad-decision made
Every bad decision I've made has been based on money.
thinking make-you-think down-and
How can music without any words make you think? I listen to jazz when I'm doing something else. I use it for background music, I don't just sit down and concentrate on it. Lyrics, words - that's what makes me think.
giving house want
We want the same effect as if someone's house burned here. We want to give them a normal life as soon as possible.
artist acting
I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
done pay matter
There's always been a lot of negative stuff written about me. That's why I don't pay any attention to the critics. They've never liked anything I've done. What do critics know? It's the way the audience reacts that matters.
want analyzing enough
I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.
growing-up listening stuff
Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.
comedian stand-up-comedian comfortable
I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
kids guy age
I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it.
men white white-man
The white man gets all the best catchphrases!
kids want emotion
The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood.
african-american actors done
Theres this little box that African-American actors have to work in, in the first place, and I was able to rise above that box. I could have done a bunch of movies where I stayed as the Axel Foley or Reggie Hammond persona. But I didnt want to be doing the same thing all the time. Every now and then, you crash and burn, but thats part of it.
funny morning sunday
I been seeing newspapers every Sunday morning, white dudes be in there in their drawers, never having no bulge in they drawers. Smiling at you. If I ain't have no bulge, I wouldn't be smiling!
distance cities people
This is a regional fair that attracts people from the surrounding counties and from further distances. The fair draws people from as far away as Albert Lea, Owatonna and the Twin Cities.