Eddie Murphy Quotes & Sayings

“There's 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 didn't want to be doing the same thing all the time. Every now and then, you crash and burn, but that's part of it.”

“The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My first concert makes me sound like a real old man. My very first concert was Jackie Wilson.”