Eddie Murphy Quotes
Born: April 3, 1961
Eddie Murphy, a comedic genius and cultural icon, channels his sharp wit and profound heart into the philosophy of love and connection. Rising from stand-up stages to Hollywood legend, his legacy transcends laughter, exploring the raw, unvarnished bonds that define us. Murphy’s quotes resonate because they strip away pretense, revealing the humor and truth in vulnerability, family, and romance. He champions the idea that genuine connection is both the wildest adventure and the safest harbor. His words remind us that love, in all its chaotic beauty, is the ultimate punchline and the deepest reality.
Eddie Murphy Quotes (54)
"The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice."
— Eddie Murphy"I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself."
— Eddie Murphy"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"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."
— Eddie Murphy"I only want to do what I really want to do; otherwise, I'm content to sit here and play my guitar all day."
— Eddie Murphy"If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow."
— Eddie Murphy"Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff; that's what all this stuff is leading to."
— Eddie Murphy"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."
— Eddie Murphy"You know, if you look all my stuff... If you go back to 'Saturday Night Live,' my stuff always has music, even a bunch of my comedy stuff - like in 'Shrek,' the donkey is always singing. Music is always there."
— Eddie Murphy"I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That's the show now."
— Eddie Murphy"The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish."
— Eddie Murphy"If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it."
— Eddie Murphy"'Nutty Professor' was me going, 'Say what you want to say, but I can do this, and you can't, and nobody else in the town can do this.'"
— Eddie Murphy"I love the Beatles."
— Eddie Murphy"I think 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"Music has always been around with me."
— Eddie Murphy"Being on 'SNL' gives you a unique experience that almost no one else has. It's like Harvard for the comic actor."
— Eddie Murphy"I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it."
— Eddie Murphy"If you have a flop movie, so what? And if you have a hit movie, it's 'so what,' too - it's on to the next movie."
— Eddie Murphy"I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks."
— Eddie Murphy"In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!"
— Eddie Murphy"The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if they are in a good mood, they're in a good mood."
— Eddie Murphy"You know, making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work."
— Eddie Murphy"I'd like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way Chaplin did. I'll do that before I'm thirty."
— Eddie Murphy"I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it."
— Eddie Murphy"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."
— Eddie Murphy"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."
— Eddie Murphy"I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax."
— Eddie Murphy"I've made 30 movies and for the most part my movies work. In a business where success is an exception and not the rule, I've mostly been successful."
— Eddie Murphy"I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure."
— Eddie Murphy