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I took my portrait that Kaufman did of me home from the Saturday Night Live TV set.
Eddie Murphy
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Eddie Murphy
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 3
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Edward 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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Mick Jagger's lips' so big, black people be going, You got some big-ass lips!
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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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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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Theres this little box that African-American actors have to work in, in the first place, and I was able to rise above that box. I could have done a bunch of movies where I stayed as the Axel Foley or Reggie Hammond persona. But I didnt want to be doing the same thing all the time. Every now and then, you crash and burn, but thats part of it.
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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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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 only want to do what I really want to do otherwise, I'm content to sit here and play my guitar all day.
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