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I haven't read a newspaper in 20 years. I don't look at the computer or anything. You have to have a filter on what you let in.

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Eddie Murphy
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 3
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I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
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Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass.
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This is how you answer a door in my neighborhood. WHO IS IT?
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived.
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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.
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My wife ain't gonna make love to me if I got no money!
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I’m a comedian who got into movies, so I don’t really think of myself as an actor.
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