People who know me know that I'm the last person on earth that wants to be somebody else. — Charlie Murphy Earth Copy Share Image
I like to tease people. I hate when people do it to me, though. — Charlie Murphy Hate Copy Share Image
There's a lot of racism when I was in the Navy, and I had to deal with that. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
What I'm pretty much giving you when you see me onstage is me; it's not a fake character. — Charlie Murphy Character Copy Share Image
If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't deserve to laugh at anybody else. — Charlie Murphy Anybody else Copy Share Image
A comic's like anybody else - he does what he does to support himself and feed his family. But if a comic… — Charlie Murphy Chance Copy Share Image
In the military, the reason you take the right path is they eliminate other choices. I needed that. They set me straight. — Charlie Murphy Army Copy Share Image
I went to jail for a year when I was 17. When I got out, my mother took me to the recruiting… — Charlie Murphy Jail Copy Share Image
There's only going be one Richard Pryor. You know how many came out after Richard Pryor and died trying to be compared… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
Every barbershop has a guy who wrecks shop every time he comes in. He has the whole barbershop laughing. That doesn't mean… — Charlie Murphy Barbershop Copy Share Image
When I was nine years old, I was in a movie called, 'Landlord' with Pearl Bailey, Lou Gossett, and Beau Bridges. — Charlie Murphy Bridges Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a person in the industry that wouldn't love to work with Dave Chappelle. That's a no-brainer. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
Charlie Murphy has been around for a long time. I've worked with a lot of exciting artists, and it was a thrill… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
I'll put it like this: When I was in high school, I would never win a popularity contest back then... it was… — Charlie Murphy High school Copy Share Image
As a man, if you lose your wife, it's a horrible experience, especially with kids. But when one person passes away and… — Charlie Murphy Alive Copy Share Image
You have comedians who just do jokes, and they're called comics, not comedians. You have comedians that do bits - a person… — Charlie Murphy Beginning Copy Share Image
If I look at my family tree and follow every generation before us, going all the way back to the slaves, then… — Charlie Murphy Achievement Copy Share Image
I bombed in front of 5,000 people. Anybody that's ever stood in front of 5,000 people that don't like them can tell… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
'Chappelle's Show' was like the Tupac of TV shows. It came out, it got everybody's attention, it was a bright shining star,… — Charlie Murphy Attention Copy Share Image
Back when Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin were doing roasts, they were all friends. They knew each other's children, each other's… — Charlie Murphy Being funny Copy Share Image
There are many styles of standup, but the comedians I like are people like Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor. Because Richard Pryor… — Charlie Murphy Comedians Copy Share Image
I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah. — Charlie Murphy Business Copy Share Image
