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Charlie Murphy
Charlie Murphy
American Actor
Born: Jun 12, 1959
Died: Apr 12, 2017
Brother Comedy Life Me People You
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I respect everybody. You don't have to earn my respect. You earn my disrespect. Charlie Murphy
You Respect Disrespect Earn Everybody
Every script I've read for 'Black Jesus' has been hilarious. Charlie Murphy
Black Hilarious Every Has-Been Read Been Script Jesus
Aaron McGruder is a straight-up G. I call him Champ. Charlie Murphy
Call Him Champ
A comic's like anybody else - he does what he does to support himself and feed his family. But if a comic says the wrong thing, there's a chance the audience will want to take you down. Charlie Murphy
Family You Will Wrong Thing Down Else Says Take He Feed Wrong Support Like Himself Audience Does Comic His Anybody Anybody Else Want Thing Chance
There's no one on the road that I tried to pattern myself after. There's no one in history that I tried to pattern myself after. Because one thing I was told that in standup you want to develop your own voice. Charlie Murphy
Myself History You Own One Thing Tried Voice Develop No-One Road Because Want After Pattern Your Standup Thing
The audience is my hardest and best critic. Charlie Murphy
Best Critic Audience Hardest
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 that? Charlie Murphy
Three Write Writers Most Comedians Act Actor Why
If the 'Chappelle's Show' had stayed on, I seriously doubt I would have developed this fast as a stand-up comedian. I probably would never have taken stand-up comedy really seriously. Charlie Murphy
Comedy Seriously Doubt Would Stayed Never Had Developed Taken Comedian Really Stand-Up Comedy Show Fast
As a man, if you lose your wife, it's a horrible experience, especially with kids. But when one person passes away and you're still alive, people still depend on you - that's what you have to lean on. Charlie Murphy
You Man Experience People Wife Lose Depend Alive Kids Horrible Lean Still Passes Person Your Away
I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it. Charlie Murphy
Life Think Colorful Remarkable Had Share Decided
When I first started, it was a dare. Someone basically said, 'You're a tough guy... but I'll bet you won't get on a microphone in front of a bunch of people.' I was terrified, but I did it. Once I broke the ice and got onstage and got some laughs, I thought, 'That's not so bad.' Charlie Murphy
You People Thought Tough First Once Broke Dare Laughs Bad Some Bet Someone Guy Tough Guy Onstage Terrified Said Got Bunch Get Did Microphone Front Ice Started Basically
I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow. My life was what it was. Charlie Murphy
Life My Life Living Shadow Never Like Felt Anyone
I used to irritate people. I'd give them a hard time, and when it drove them crazy, that was funny to me. Charlie Murphy
Funny Time Me Crazy People Give Drove Irritate Them Used Hard Hard Time
I like to tease people. I hate when people do it to me, though. Charlie Murphy
Me Hate People Though Like Tease
While I have been to Switzerland, Stockholm, and other parts of Europe and Canada, I don't have a specific place that is my favorite. I just represent Earth. Charlie Murphy
Other Earth Favorite Parts Been Stockholm Canada Represent Just Place While Europe Specific Switzerland
The whole thing with the Rick James story sketch and the Prince story sketch - I recounted my past, you know? - and that's what I was doing. It's not like I sat down and said I want to come up with a great story about Rick James. That stuff really happened. Charlie Murphy
Great You Past Down About Stuff Great Story Come Like Prince Know Said Doing Up Want James Happened Story Sketch Really Rick Sat Whole Thing
Gangs are formed by kids who want love. Charlie Murphy
Love Kids Want Formed Who Gangs
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
Writing Other One Thing Acting Helps Thing
I was the dude you didn't wanna go to school with, because I would come to school and get on your shoes. If you had a hole in your pants, I'd talk about it all day long. If your hair was messed up, if you had buck teeth, I'd talk about it all day long. And I made people laugh doing it, but it wasn't like I thought I was a comedian. Charlie Murphy
Day You People School Thought Made Long Hair Shoes Teeth Pants All Day Laugh Would About Buck Had Come Like Comedian Talk Messed Messed Up Because Dude Doing Go Up Get Wanna Hole Your
I don't hang out with soft cats. Charlie Murphy
Cats Out Hang Soft
When I was nine, my father passed away. It's one thing when you're a kid and your father wasn't there for you. My father was there, and then he was taken away. Charlie Murphy
You Father Nine Kid One Thing He Taken Passed Then Your There And Then Away Thing
As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah. Charlie Murphy
Business Comedy Later Most Got Yeah Than As Far As Far Stand-Up Comedy
Prior to the 'Chappelle's Show,' you know, no one would even listen to me, in the frame of, 'Oh, he is trying to be funny.' Charlie Murphy
Funny Me You Frame Would No-One He Know Prior Trying Listen Oh Show Even
When I was nine years old, I was in a movie called, 'Landlord' with Pearl Bailey, Lou Gossett, and Beau Bridges. Charlie Murphy
Old Nine Beau Bailey Years Movie Landlord Bridges Pearl
I was into basketball, football, karate, boxing. Charlie Murphy
Football Boxing Karate Basketball
I would say I was an all-American teenager. Charlie Murphy
Teenager Say Would All-American
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