Everything I talk about in stand-up is my experiences as an American, as a father, as a husband, as a black man, as a human being.

The things I did on Saturday Night Live are going to stay as Saturday Night Live. You've never seen Eddie Murphy do a Gumby movie. There's a lot more new material inside of me.

You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing.

I'm not really struggling about my career. The struggles are in my personal life. I can't really pinpoint how long it took me to get where I'm at, and I didn't care how long it was going to take, because it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.

Make your judgments and then you don't have to worry about it. You're always going to have those people who are offended about every little thing.

You will be surprised but I do a lot of studying and I watch National Geographic.

When I'm in the mood to listen to music, I do like to go to the SkyBar [ L.A.].