I don’t think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does. – Eddie Murphy
I’d like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way Chaplin did. I’ll do that before I’m thirty. – Eddie Murphy
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. – Eddie Murphy
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. – Eddie Murphy
I’ve always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself. – Eddie Murphy
Ultimately, 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; that’s what all this stuff is leading to. – Eddie Murphy
If I don’t die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow. – Eddie Murphy
Making movies is time-consuming and it’s boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It’s like a big machine that moves slowly. – Eddie Murphy
My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson. – Eddie Murphy
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. – Eddie Murphy
In a movie like this, the relationship between the two guys is crucial. It sinks or swims on how these two guys are together. I think we did a good job. – Eddie Murphy
In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn’t think I could pull that off. I’m a little short to be a basketball player! – Eddie Murphy
The same way you can see me sit at a table in a movie and be six different people, the mother and the uncle and all these different things, when I’m in the studio, I can do that, too. I’m not trying to be a recording artist and have a certain type of music for the radio. – Eddie Murphy
I love ‘Trading Places,’ but ‘Coming to America’ has one of the things I like to do – I like the multiple characters. – Eddie Murphy
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. – Eddie Murphy
I don’t know what my Death Row meal would be. I’m surprised that people can even eat when they’re on Death Row. – Eddie Murphy
However wack anyone thought ‘Whatzupwitu’ was, there’s not a lot of people that have footage of themselves dancing around in the clouds with Michael Jackson. I do have that forever. – Eddie Murphy
I’ve been a big Bob Marley fan forever. Forever. Like big, huge. Bob Marley and the Beatles, that’s my big, giant music influence. I can listen to them all the time. – Eddie Murphy
I started out as an impressionist and that’s all about observing – how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks. – Eddie Murphy
I’m not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That’s the show now. – Eddie Murphy
After all these years, I’ve done well and I’m cool. I feel comfortable in my skin, I’ve saved some paper, everybody’s healthy, my kids are beautiful and smart, doing different things, it’s all good. – Eddie Murphy
