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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.

Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 3
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