 At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does. |
| I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act. |
| You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try. |
| I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level. |
| I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do. |
| I've been in a situation where I was after the money. |
| A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well. |
| This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is. |
| Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet. |
| It's not always about the money. |
| To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off. |
| I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me. |
| Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing. |
| I'm not going to take my shirt off in every movie. |
| I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die. |
| You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry. |
| You have to be insane to direct. |
| Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action. |
| I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action. |
| And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay. |
