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
thumbs-up decision roger
Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass.
blow faces clean
I will blow your face clean off your face!
If you have a flop movie, so what? And if you have a hit movie, it's 'so what,' too - it's on to the next movie.
above box bunch crash movies rise stayed time work
There's 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 didn't want to be doing the same thing all the time. Every now and then, you crash and burn, but that's part of it.
attitudes observing people
I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.
burned effect house life normal soon
We want the same effect as if someone's house burned here, ... We want to give them a normal life as soon as possible.
bust finish hope stuff
There was a lot of stuff where we were doing scenes, and (we would) bust out laughing, ... more on this movie than ever, where you can't finish scenes. I hope we didn't (mess up) up the movie.
amount business clients focused gives guy home time tremendous
He gives a tremendous amount of time to clients and is completely focused on each of their careers. He's very hands-on, ... He's always been a straight-up guy in any business dealings. They're not poachers, and they don't home in on other people's clients.
love nick scene turn turned
That's a new thing for me, to have my costar in a scene turn to me and tell me they love me. In "48 HRS.", Nick Nolte never turned to me and went "I love you Ed"!
I'm in a whole different part of show business, ... I'm not even part of 'Shakespeare in Love.'
american-comedian work
You know, making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work.