--- title: "Best Eddie Murphy Sayings" description: "Edward Regan Murphy is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential Black artists in the entertainmen..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-murphy-31395.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eddie-murphy-31395.jpg) # Eddie Murphy (1961) Comedian United States **90** quotes in **528** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Eddie Murphy is a comedian from the United States, best known for *My flight into Egypt*. ## Quick Facts About Eddie Murphy Born April 3, 1961 Nationality United States Profession Comedian Notable works My flight into Egypt Spouse Paige Butcher ## About Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential Black artists in the entertainment industry, and one of the greatest comedians of all time. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; He has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and an Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023, and the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award in 2026. ## Awards & Honors Grammy Awards Saturn Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Show 1 more awards star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Eddie Murphy · Page 3 > [All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of a masterpiece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chipping-away-the-unwanted-parts-of/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/eddie-murphy-7566_artist_all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chippin_620674.jpg) > [This is a regional fair that attracts people from the surrounding counties and from further distances. The fair draws people from as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/this-is-a-regional-fair-that-attracts-people-from-the-surrounding/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/eddie-murphy-7566_cities_this-is-a-regional-fair-that-attracts-pe_2656958.jpg) > [Whenever I am on camera or doing anything on mic, I don't have any process at all. I just do it and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/whenever-i-am-on-camera-or-doing-anything-on-mic-i-don-t-have-any/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [And off](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/and-off/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/eddie-murphy-7566_and-off_whenever-i-am-on-camera-or-doing-anythin_69105.jpg) > [Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/making-movies-is-time-consuming-and-it-s-boring-you-spend-most-of/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Between](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/between/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/eddie-murphy-7566_between_making-movies-is-time-consuming-and-it-s_757508.jpg) > [How can music without any words make you think? I listen to jazz when I'm doing something else. I use it for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/how-can-music-without-any-words-make-you-think-i-listen-to-jazz-when/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Background music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/background-music/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/eddie-murphy-7566_background-music_how-can-music-without-any-words-make-you_2820117.jpg) > [The thing about kids is that they express emotion. They don't hold back. If they want to cry, they cry, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/the-thing-about-kids-is-that-they-express-emotion-they-don-t-hold/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/eddie-murphy-7566_child_the-thing-about-kids-is-that-they-expres_2818778.jpg) > [All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of their masterpiece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chipping-away-the-unwanted-parts-of-2/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/eddie-murphy-7566_chipping-away_all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chippin_1612902.jpg) > [I think I have enough of a sense to know what works for me and what doesn't, without going into some big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/i-think-i-have-enough-of-a-sense-to-know-what-works-for-me-and-what/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Analyzing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analyzing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/eddie-murphy-7566_analyzing_i-think-i-have-enough-of-a-sense-to-know_872313.jpg) > [Ultimately, when I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/ultimately-when-i-go-back-to-the-stage-i-want-to-be-able-to-do/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/eddie-murphy-7566_able_ultimately-when-i-go-back-to-the-stage-i_751828.jpg) > [I trip off it. You know what's interesting about the makeup is when you get up close and you know he's been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/i-trip-off-it-you-know-what-s-interesting-about-the-makeup-is-when/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Faces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faces/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/eddie-murphy-7566_faces_i-trip-off-it-you-know-what-s-interestin_770031.jpg) ## Eddie Murphy by topic [Movie (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/eddie-murphy/) [Want (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/eddie-murphy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/#itemlist", "name": "Eddie Murphy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of a masterpiece.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eddie Murphy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chipping-away-the-unwanted-parts-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/eddie-murphy-7566_artist_all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chippin_620674.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/eddie-murphy-7566_artist_all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chippin_620674.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/eddie-murphy-7566_artist_all-men-are-sculptors-constantly-chippin_620674.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their…” — Eddie Murphy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This is a regional fair that attracts people from the surrounding counties and from further distances. 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