The third one was horrible [Beverly Hills Cop 3], so I didn’t want to do another one. The producers wrote some s**t down on paper and I said, ‘Is this your phone number?’ and they said, ‘This is how much we’re going to pay you.’ I said, ‘Let’s go shoot it! I don’t care if the script isn’t right.’
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Eddie Murphy
So that’s how he picks his films! It all makes sense now. The good news in the article is that he hints at getting back into stand-up. Now THAT might actually be funny.
(via monstersandcritics)