"My Name Is Domatt" starred Eddie Murphy
<b>Time Network News Hollywood's</b> new biopic "My Name is Dommett" was released in some theaters in the United States on October 4, and this film marks the triumphant return of legendary Comedian Eddie Murphy, who was nominated for an Oscar. Eddie Murphy has worked on numerous films and television shows, is a comedian and one of Hollywood's best comedians, and has also won the Mark Twain American Humor Award from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for his outstanding humor performances.
In addition to this, he is also a singer. In the new film "My Name is Domatt", Eddie Murphy shows his multifaceted artistic talent. However, in this exclusive interview with Time Network, the focus is on his own story behind his character. He revealed his favorite things to do with his ten children, and that possessing the ability to make people laugh was the most valuable asset of his life.
<b>TIME: What inspired you to be a performing artist? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> Now my kids are my biggest source of inspiration. Before I had children, the idea that motivated me was that I wanted people to laugh and that I was a person with a great sense of humor.
<b>TIME: What attracted you to the performing arts? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> Actually, that's what happened naturally. I was just being myself, and I was introduced to comedy since I was about fifteen years old.
<b>Time.com: Most of your work is self-written scripts. Do you have any special methodological skills in writing? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> These things I write naturally flow from the inside out of my body. I'm not the kind of person who has to sit down and write a humorous script. I'll talk to people, and in the process I'll say something, and then the idea will come out, like, hey, those things you just said are funny, it's an interesting idea. That's it, and the sense of humor naturally comes out of me.
Eddie Murphy
<b>TIME: What does acting mean to you? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I think acting is a great job, but there are only a small number of people who can do it, and I think I can get into this business, and I can make a living from this meal, which is a blessing to God.
<b>TIME: Does music have a place in your creative process? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> Yes. I would spend a lot of time making music without asking for anything in return. If I don't have other acting arrangements or comedy writing, I do my music at home. I have a recording studio at home, and I spend most of my spare time making music.
<b>Time.com: You've starred in so many movies, have you ever learned more about yourself? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> Not really for myself. But I probably learned more about the audience, how much I could dominate the audience's emotions, and what the audience could accept. But I really haven't found much of it for myself.
Because I'm the kind of person who says whatever it is, it's whatever it is. I'm not going to try to transform or change it. Because none of the roles I've played are myself, and they're different from me.
<b>TIME: When did you first realize you had a sense of humor? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I've always been a funny kid. I remember the first time I made a whole bunch of people laugh, and I was about eight years old. I was sitting in the back of the bus with a lot of people, and when I finished, the whole group of people in the car laughed, a bunch of strangers I didn't know, and they all thought what I said was funny.
"The Fat Professor"
<b>TIME: What do you think is your most complex and satisfying performance? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> It must have been the first "Fat Professor", and in those plays I played 7 or 8 characters at once. At that time, I sat in the makeup chair for 5 or 6 hours, really sitting for a long time. And I'm also a producer, and I've played so many roles in movies, it's really hard. But when everything went well in the end, it was also the most gratifying moment.
<b>TIME: When the director shouts "stop", is it difficult for you to get out of the play and return to reality? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I've always lived in reality, and I can say I've never left reality. I can switch on and off like a tap, this is my talent, I know that some actors are home and can't walk out of the play.
<b>TIME: Do you have any movies that you've always loved? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I can't say I'm particularly fond of a particular movie, because I've watched so many movies that I can't bring out a favorite one. But there are a lot of movies I really like.
<b>TIME: What do you think of the celebrity effect? How hard is it to deal with? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I've been famous since I was very young. When I was 18 years old, I was doing Saturday night live shows. But I'm famous for the roles I play, and people think Murphy is what he's supposed to be because of my roles. You see me on the screen, and people think that's Murphy, that's the famous Murphy.
But I'm Eddie, and at home I'm just an ordinary father. In my family, I am just an ordinary person who can no longer be ordinary. I don't think I'm such a famous person. I myself am separated from the star I play.
<b>Time.com: Does social media have a place in your life? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> No, I don't have any social media. I also don't have a Twitter number and never tweet to anyone. I don't have a computer.
<b>TIME: Can you tell us what your home looks like? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> My home is quite big and arguably very spacious because I have 10 kids. My home was quiet and very clean. It's really nice. I know it may sound strange to say this, but our house is actually just a very ordinary house. Pictures of children were hung everywhere and there wasn't much special about it.
My biggest source of inspiration is my kids, because of them, I will do a lot of good things, but also because of them, I will want to make myself better, they are the first in my life.
<b>Time.com: What is your greatest luxury? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> It's probably my house. I built this house brick by brick 15 years ago. This is my dream home. When people come over, they have this reaction: "Oh my God. But for us, this home is our warm harbor and doesn't have that feeling of luxury. Just will feel comfortable and warm. Our home is really a very heartwarming place.
<b>Time.com: What is your most valuable asset? </b>
<b>Eddie Murphy:</b> I don't know if I have anything that counts as property or wealth, and I can't say whether there is anything special about material things that I cherish. I have some artwork and some paintings, but I don't particularly value them.
I may sound a little old-fashioned when I say this, but I'd like to say that of all things, what I cherish most is my own ability to make people laugh. This is my greatest talent and talent.
I feel like I'm lucky to have that ability to make people laugh. Because for me, as an artist, there is no higher pursuit than this. This is unmatched by anything else. I make a living by making people laugh and laugh. This is all I can get, the greatest blessing from Heaven.
It's been almost 40 years since I started in the industry when I was 18 years old, and people have come and gone. And I can still stick to this circle now, and there is nothing happier than this.