I'm just a man. I think people are reacting to something else when they see me. They're not reacting to me, Eddie Murphy. They don't even know me. It's just luck and the God in me they're reacting to.

I don't think more concentration is required for Robert De Niro to do what he does as for Jim Carrey to do what he does.

When I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff and have a show like nobody ever had before.

The competitions are as much a part of the tradition as the actual dances.

It is as big a mistake to turn down a good shot as it is to take a bad one

If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it.

Making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work.