In a 2021 interview on "WTF With Marc Maron" to promote the long-awaited sequel "Coming 2 America," Eddie Murphy talked about why he took a six-year break from making movies. "I was making these s***ty movies," he said. "It was like, this s*** ain't fun."
He mentioned, in particular, being singled out by the Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, which act as a counterpoint to the Oscars by shining a spotlight on each year's worst films.
"They were giving me Razzies," Murphy recalled. "I think the motherf***ers gave me the 'worst actor ever' Razzie or some s***. It was like, hey, maybe it's time to take a break when you get the 'worst actor ever' Razzie."
The actual name of the 2010 Razzie bestowed upon Murphy was worst actor of the decade, which recognized his work in the critically reviled movies "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," "I Spy," "Imagine That," "Meet Dave," "Norbit," and "Showtime."
