Eddie Murphy has a famous career, but at some point, he received confusing advice from Sidney Poitier on his career.
In the documentary Number one on the call sheet: Black Menia Men in HollywoodTHE Snl Star recalled: “They were talking about Malcolm X. Norman Jewison (initially, he had to direct the project, but later Spike Lee does it).
Given the offer, Eddie said he had come across Sidney, who, in return, had given him advice that left him confused.
“At the same time, I came across Sidney Poitier on something, and I asked him:” Yeah, I think of playing Alex Haley! “” He said.
“And Sidney Poitier said:” You are not Denzel, and you are not Morgan. You are a breath of fresh air, and not ***** with that! “” Said the 63 -year -old man.
“I did not know if it was an insult or a compliment,” wondered, adding: “I said to myself:” What? “”
But the Shrek Star has deeply plunged into Sidney’s remarks, speculating why The jackal Star thought it was different from Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman.
“I was in unexplored waters. For Sidney and all these guys, when I presented myself, it was something new. They had no reference for me, they could not give me advice, because I was 20, 21 years old, and my audience was the dominant current – everywhere”, ” The hazelnut teacher Added.
“My films [were] All over the world, and they had never had that with a young black. So no one could give me advice, really. Everything broke really big and very quickly, “concluded Eddie.
