Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs with not many people there, and I just worked on it, man. A lot of my friends are comedians, so that part had a lot of encouragement, even though the shows were very caveman-like. Charlie Murphy Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My background is part of my comedy. Your experiences are where the jokes come from. Charlie Murphy Read Quote
I bombed in front of 5,000 people. Anybody that’s ever stood in front of 5,000 people that don’t like them can tell you, it’s an energy associated with that. You don’t want to feel that. You ask yourself, ‘Do you really really want to do this?’ Charlie Murphy Read Quote
People who know me know that I’m the last person on earth that wants to be somebody else. Charlie Murphy Read Quote
There’s only going be one Richard Pryor. You know how many came out after Richard Pryor and died trying to be compared to him? Or Bernie Mac? You got to be like you. Charlie Murphy Read Quote
