"A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a……" — Scott Raab
"A Murphy [Eddie Murphy] movie is like a Sidney Poitier comedy - he's that intensely good... He revolutionized acting. He's literally black Brando. Before Eddie Murphy, there were two schools of acting for a black actor: Either you played it LIKE THIS or youplayeditlahkdis. He was the first black guy in a movie to talk like I am talking right now. That did not exist for black actors before him."
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12 Quotes by Scott Raab
Scott Raab has 12 quotes on this site.
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Pro Publica distorts the relationship between organizations and their consultants,
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When you've got kids, it's a big undertaking. It's like doing four movies in a row.
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I did a thing called 24 Hour Plays, a thing they do every year on Broadway. A bunch of playwrights…
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When you do something bad and you know you can do it, only you know you can do it. And…
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Even if a movie's not a hit, it still has to have something to do with the big thing, which…
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I think there's a core of real anger or misery inside every true stand-up comic.
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Why would you go anyplace without your iPad? This is the greatest invention. When it gets a little more power,…
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I remember when I had my show [The Chris Rock Show on HBO], I used to run my show. It…
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One of the best compliments I ever got was "You know what I like about you? You're smart enough to…
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Somebody'll be me, tomorrow or whenever. I've been doing this awhile. My time's limited. I've been doing this awhile.
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The comics I've talked to have varied styles as stand-ups, but the throughline is that it's the most intense thing…
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What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences,…
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
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A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
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I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.
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