I've made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exception and not the rule, I've mostly been successful. Eddie Murphy businessexceptionhave Change image and share on social
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 basketballboxercharacter Change image and share on social
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 crucialgoodguy Change image and share on social
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 careerearnhave Change image and share on social
I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure. Eddie Murphy fiftygentlemanleisure Change image and share on social
I leave my house all the time! But I'm not at all the Hollywood parties. I'm grown, and where else am I supposed to be? I'm supposed to be home. Eddie Murphy growhollywoodhome 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
I stopped doing standup because it stopped being fun. And the reason it stopped being fun was it was harder to write - and this was before the Internet - it was harder to write new stuff. It had gotten so crazy. Eddie Murphy crazyfunhard share on social
'Nutty Professor' was me going, 'Say what you want to say, but I can do this, and you can't, and nobody else in the town can do this.' Eddie Murphy nuttyprofessortown Change image and share on social
From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic. Eddie Murphy authenticbegincomfortably Change image and share on social
