Eddie Murphy
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"Edward Regan" ""Eddie"" "Murphy" is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and director.

Box-office takes from Murphy's films make him the 4th-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.

He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop (film series)/Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor (1996 film)/The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul music/soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls (film)/Dreamgirls.

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I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

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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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I think in twenty years I'll be looked at like Bob Hope. Doing those president jokes and golf shit. It scares me.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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We want the same effect as if someone's house burned here, ... We want to give them a normal life as soon as possible.

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We need to be prepared to help with their rent and utilities for six months to a year, ... We don't want them working right now.

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