Award winning actor and comedian Eddie Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York.

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




• "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."




• "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."




• "In reality, all men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create a masterpiece."




• "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."




• "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. "