I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music. Eddie Murphy actbandfunny share on social
I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That's the show now. Eddie Murphy anymoreaudienceperform Change image and share on social
I used to be the hippest of them all. I used to know everything about everything. I used to read about everything that was going on, and I knew everybody's name and anybody in pop culture. Anything that was written about me, I would read. Eddie Murphy culturehipknow share on social
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 bigboreconsume Change image and share on social
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 beatlesbigbob Change image and share on social
I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing. Eddie Murphy comediancomfortablestand Change image and share on social
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 artistmothermovie share on social
Every now and then, when I think about it, I think, 'What would I even talk about onstage?' It's never been, 'I wonder if I'm funny. I wonder if I can come up with jokes.' It's more, 'What would it be like without the leather suit and the anger?' Eddie Murphy angerfunnyjoke share on social
I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything. Eddie Murphy actartistmusic Change image and share on social
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 collaborativeeffortingredient Change image and share on social
