I never went around saying who my brother was. Everybody else was doing that. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
Eddie had the perfect template of what not to do. His big brother did all the wrong things. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I protected Eddie. He never had to fight, because people knew who his older brother was. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do anything that could possibly tarnish my brother's career. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
As the older brother, I was expected to make sure no one messed with Eddie when he went to the park. He… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
If you look at my acting career, I never played a role that was similar to anything my brother played. I was… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I've been called Mr. Eddie's brother, but I don't trip on that. Whether you realize it or not, that's a sign of… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
When I first started doing comedy, I was 42 years old, and I was the brother of one of the most celebrated… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
Everything was a lot more challenging for me because of who my brother was. If I were in the film, someone would… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
In the Navy, you're around a lot of people from different parts of the country. They've got different accents, different upbringings. I learned to… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I have people tell me all the time, 'I was expecting you to be mean.' Why is that? Because you saw me in a… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I have a very good talent at finding out exactly what it is about yourself that you don't like and then keep bringing it… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I protected Eddie. He never had to fight, because people knew who his older brother was. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
My name is Charlie Murphy. I was born into this name, and I've been rolling how I've been rolling my whole life. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
One thing helps the other. My stand-up helps my writing; my writing helps my stand-up; my stand-up helps my acting. They're all interlocked. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I went into the military because I wanted to get an education, not because I wanted to fight anybody. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
A comic's like anybody else - he does what he does to support himself and feed his family. But if a comic says the… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
When I was nine years old, I was in a movie called, 'Landlord' with Pearl Bailey, Lou Gossett, and Beau Bridges. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
When I first started, it was a dare. Someone basically said, 'You're a tough guy... but I'll bet you won't get on a microphone… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
It's easy to go on television and say horrible things about somebody. And it's cowardly. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share
