"Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t f*** with that!'" Murphy recalls.

Despite Eddie Murphy eventually ... via Entertainment Weekly, Murphy revealed that Poitier advised him against starring in Lee's biographical drama, Malcolm X, which would go on to be led by ...

Eddie Murphy has shared the advice Sidney Poitier gave him after he was approached to star in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Murphy, 63, who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live before establishing ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," the Coming to America star explained. "Norman Jewison was putting it together.

"I didn't know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy said of Poitier's comment. "I was like, 'What?'" The ‘5 things’ emails are going by the wayside as Musk readies his exit The Real ...

Eddie Murphy ... could give me advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast". With Spike Lee behind the camera and Washington in the lead role, 'Malcolm X' earned critical acclaim ...

"Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy opened up about some advice ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled. "Norman Jewison was putting it together. They were gonna use The ...

"They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled ... it was something kinda new," Murphy said, adding, "They didn't have a reference for me, they couldn't give me advice, 'cause ...