Eddie Murphy Quotes

I grew up watching Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, Robert de Niro, and Al Pacino and even Robert Duvall and was impressed by their caliber of work.

Jon Voight is a consummate American actor.

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.

The last movie I did, I was very lucky: I got to work with probably the best actor of our era, Billy Bob Thornton. He's just incredible. I was like a sponge: I soaked up everything he had to say.

I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore.

The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.

Unfortunately for critics and audiences alike, I have made several films, and some films with really terrific actors. And I say this at my own peril, but Marion Cotillard is the best actor I've ever worked with.

Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.

My favourite actors have always been the character actors.

Andy Serkis is one of the best actors I have ever worked with. He might be the best actor I have ever worked with.

I was in a movie with Marlon Brando. Now, I didn't have any scenes with Marlon Brando, but I had scenes with Martin Sheen and was around Dennis Hopper, who was a child actor in the studio system and was enamored of James Dean, as was Martin, and they were all sort of disciples of Brando.

Daniel Day-Lewis - he's a man, obviously, but I really admire his work.

Michael Keaton is amazing. He's one of my favorite actors. To get to work with him was a privilege and really was a wonderful thing.

I would love to work with Robert De Niro or Al Pacino. I think they're wonderful actors.

Usually I don't get specific advice from certain actors or actresses I work with.

Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director.

I always think of Meryl [Streep] for everything now. There really aren't many actresses around who are truly lucid the way she is.

Meryl [Streep] plays the me-ish character. I love Meryl. She's totally wonderful.

[Jodie Foster] is one of my favorite actors and people in the business.

I think a good actor will always know the character better than anybody.

Robert De Niro is just evolved as a human being. He's a very kind guy. Age has been good for him, in terms of just, he's very kind.

Dustin Hoffman said this one time, that if he hadn't made it as a film star, he would still be happy as a character actor because he was a character actor because of his face from day one, so he would always work in the theater.

Deepika is one of my absolute favourite Bollywood actors. It is wonderful to have someone of her stature wearing my brand

I suppose I can do more for a script as an actor than as a writer - in the film sense.

I can't really attribute my success onscreen to any formula and suggest you "do this or that" to make it as an actor.