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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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Eddie Murphy
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 3
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Edward Regan Murphy
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You know you can't just run and shoot people in the knee-caps with double barreled shotgun 'cause you're pissed at them.
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I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big thing and analyzing what I do. I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.
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Are you driving with your eyes open? Or are you, like, using the force?
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Apparently every man was told to bring three women with them. Sounds like a ho-down.
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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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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.
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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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You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.
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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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I want a woman who can arouse my intellect as well as my loins.
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Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.
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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.
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