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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!

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Basketball Basketball Player Boxer Character Could Little Off Original Player Pull Rather Script Short Than Think

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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

Topics: Between Crucial Did Good Good Job Guys How Job Like Movie Relationship Think Together Two I Think

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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.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: About Been Career Earned Least Making Making Movies Movies Over Relax Relaxed Right Years

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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.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Again Am Collaborative Effort Every Going Ingredients Know Make Making Movie Now Out Sometimes Work Work Out You I Am

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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

Topics: Been Business Exception Made Most Mostly Movies Part Rule Success Success Is Successful Where Work

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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

Topics: Country Crash Die Great Great Talent Grow Opportunity Plane Plane Crash Rare Something Talent Watch

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If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Always Back Go Involved Know Original Something Try You

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From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Always Authentic Beginning Comfortably Dialogue Did Flow Make More Seem Tried Very

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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Comedian Comfortable Doing Most Out Stand-Up Stand-Up Comedian Started

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I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.

~Eddie Murphy

Topics: Actor Comedian Got Movies Myself Really Think Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: April 3rd, 1961

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