You have comedians who just do jokes, and they're called comics, not comedians. You have comedians that do bits - a person… — Charlie Murphy 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 Copy Share Image
Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs… — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
Most actors can't write. Most writers can't act. Most comedians can't act. I can do all three, so why wouldn't I do… — 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 Image
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 Image
I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
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 Image
I protected Eddie. He never had to fight, because people knew who his older brother was. — Charlie Murphy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
I went into the military because I wanted to get an education, not because I wanted to fight anybody. — Charlie Murphy 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 says the… — 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
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 Image
