Charlie Murphy Quotes

I think, in moderation, taunting is a part of life.

I can cross the line when I'm making fun of people.

I can be sarcastic.

My success comes in making fun of whatever you're doing. That's my way.

At this point, we've ripped on everyone.

Sometimes you say things with a smile with the precise intention of making it clear that you are not being serious, and are only kidding. If I salute a friend with a smile and say, 'How are you, you old scoundrel!' clearly I don't really mean he's a scoundrel.

I was a class clown, but I'm not a bully.

Crankiness is at the essence of all comedy. My wife and I were discussing the different types of cranky. There's entertaining cranky, annoying cranky, angry cranky.

I can be very dry and sarcastic.

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor.

I poke fun of everybody and everything. And who's easier to make fun of than your mother?

Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.

If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we speak to each other: you communicate the information between the lines of insulting sentences.

Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.

I'm the easiest person to make fun of.

Some of the kids in school used to call my father a fake or a phony. That kind of thing brought on a few fights.

Oh, I've never been asked a silly question in my entire life.

People are always saying, 'You use irony,' and it's like, actually, we don't use irony: we use wit and playfulness and irreverence.

That's the whole thing: You only roast the ones you love. That's why I never make fun of the French.

I just like taunting people.

I love when people talk trash.

I bought one of those anti-bullying wristbands when they first came out. I say 'bought', I actually stole it off a short, fat ginger kid.

Military intelligence, two words combined that cant make sense

Hasn’t anyone ever told you,” Jesse asked, in a semi-amused voice, “ that a gentleman never lays a hand on a lady?” Which I thought was kind of funny, considering where Jesse had had his hand the last time I’d seen him. But I thought it better to let that slide.

irony is a way of having one's cake while appearing to eat it.