All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea … - Eddie Murphy - Quotesmemo.com

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I think there's an initial shedding of the skin of a character when you've played them for so long, almost like a snake losing its skin. But when a job is done, I kind of walk away from it because I know that I need to prep for whatever else I'm going onto - I need to get back to being myself, which. . . Who knows exactly who that is, with all the talking voices in my head. You know, back to being a bit of a blank slate again. It becomes a necessity as an actor - at least for the way that I act.

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Eddie Murphy

All men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of a masterpiece.

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