As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah. Charlie Murphy More Quotes by Charlie Murphy More Quotes From Charlie Murphy I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it. Charlie Murphy i-think think colorful life I respect everybody. You don't have to earn my respect. You earn my disrespect. Charlie Murphy earn you disrespect respect If you want to laugh, see a comedy. If you want to cry, see a drama, and if you want suspense, see a thriller. Charlie Murphy laugh you cry comedy I was a bodyguard for somebody I love. That's not a good combination. I was always ready to beat somebody up. Charlie Murphy beat good always love 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 bad you tough people I don't need to wait for someone else to get a bright idea and say, 'I wanna work with this guy.' I can do my own thing and drop it right on the Web and bypass you and your bright idea. Charlie Murphy wait you my-own work I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow. My life was what it was. Charlie Murphy my-life never shadow life If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't deserve to laugh at anybody else. Charlie Murphy laugh yourself you deserve 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 me time funny people I like to tease people. I hate when people do it to me, though. Charlie Murphy like me hate people 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 place switzerland canada earth 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 sketch great you past Gangs are formed by kids who want love. Charlie Murphy gangs who want love 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 thing one-thing acting writing Other comedians got love for me. But don't get it twisted - I'm not a clown, I'm a comedian and work hard as an artist. Clowns go to college. Charlie Murphy work-hard me work love 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 shoes people There's a lot of racism when I was in the Navy, and I had to deal with that. Charlie Murphy deal had navy racism I don't hang out with soft cats. Charlie Murphy hang soft cats out I have a very good talent at finding out exactly what it is about yourself that you don't like and then keep bringing it up. Charlie Murphy yourself good you talent 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 your kid you father
