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
If you interact with anyone, ultimately, all people are the same. However they're dressed, when you're in the house with a person, they're going to be a regular human being. Eddie Murphy dresshousehuman Change image and share on social
I never hated hip-hop. It became the new rock and roll. It became the biggest thing that Africans have ever done in the history of the Americas. Hip-hop put more black Americans on than anything before it. It fed more people. It allowed them to diversify into clothing lines and billion-dollar headphone companies. Eddie Murphy africanallowamerica share on social
Being on 'SNL' gives you a unique experience that almost no one else has. It's like Harvard for the comic actor. Eddie Murphy actorcomicexperience Change image and share on social
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 clouddancefootage Change image and 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
My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson. Eddie Murphy concertjackiemake Change image and share on social
There's a bunch of places in the world I haven't been to, 'cause I can only be on a plane for a little bit. I'm like, 'How long is it to get there? Two days on a plane? What? No.' Eddie Murphy bitebunchday Change image and share on social
I'm kind of long in the tooth to fly in in a cape now, so I'd have to be, like, the voice of reason or somebody. 'Don't do that, super-fellow!' Eddie Murphy capefellowfly Change image and share on social
I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor. Eddie Murphy actorcomedianmovie Change image and share on social