Quotes & Jokes by Eddie Murphy / page 5

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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.

The welfare of our children is our main concern and their best interests are our first priority.

There was a lot of stuff where we were doing scenes and we would bust out laughing - more on this movie than ever, where you can't finish scenes. I hope we didn't mess up the movie.

White boys always get the Oscar. It's a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I hadn't played any of them slave roles, and get my ass whipped. That's how you get the nomination. A black dude who plays a slave that gets his ass whipped gets the nomination, a white guy who plays an idiot gets the Oscar. That's what I need, I need to play a retarded slave, then I'll get the Oscar.

I’m in a whole different part of show business. I’m not even part of Shakespeare in Love.

I trip off it. You know what's interesting about the makeup is when you get up close and you know he's been working on your face and you see where the makeup starts and it stops and how seamless it is. You could look at it for hours.

The competitions are as much a part of the tradition as the actual dances.

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

I been seeing newspapers every Sunday morning, white dudes be in there in their drawers, never having no bulge in they drawers. Smiling at you. If I ain't have no bulge, I wouldn't be smiling!

My life is nothing like the Daddy Day Care life. Me around the house is nothing like the Daddy Day Care dad.

Have a little fun.

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.

It’s important to spend time with them... I want my grandchildren to be brought up the same way I raised my children.

The only reason I did "Showtime" was Robert De Niro. I definitely consider him to be in the top 5 all time actors.

Sir, where can one go to find nice women here?