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
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We want the same effect as if someone's house burned here, ... We want to give them a normal life as soon as possible.
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.
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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.
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I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.
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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.
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When I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff and have a show like nobody ever had before.
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Whenever I am on camera or doing anything on mic, I don't have any process at all. I just do it and, when I'm finished, it goes away. There is no process. I wish there were some techniques to it. I just turn it on and off, and then I go home.
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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.
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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.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I took my portrait that Kaufman did of me home from the Saturday Night Live TV set.
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The competitions are as much a part of the tradition as the actual dances.