Charlie Murphy

I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave New York. ”

If you want to laugh, see a comedy. If you want to cry, see a drama, and if you want suspense, see a thriller. ”

I look at the world and I find the funny in it, because there's funny in everything. No matter how ugly it may be, there's a funny way to look at it. ”

When I first started doing comedy, I was 42 years old, and I was the brother of one of the most celebrated comics in history who made his name in the game 20 years earlier. ”

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.' ”

You make shows, and you don't go into it thinking, 'Our show's going to be number one'; you go into it hoping to stay on the air. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Several of my uncles are comedians. My father is a comedian; my grandfather was known for his jokes. It definitely runs in the family. ”

I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow. ”