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Eddie Murphy Was Told Not to Star in ‘Malcolm X’ by Sidney Poitier: ‘You Are Not Denzel. You Are Not Morgan. You’re a Breath of Fresh Air. Don’t F— With That!’
And Sidney Poitier said, ‘You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t fuck with that!'” “I didn’t know if it was an insult ...
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Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy Not to Star in ‘Malcolm X’ Since He Is Unlike Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman
And Sidney Poitier said, ‘You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t fuck with that!’” While Washington was later cast (and ...
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Denzel Washington Says He ‘Cried a Little Bit’ When He Saw “Black Panther”: ‘Felt Like the Baton Had Been Passed’
Related: Denzel Washington Says He Has a Role in ... and features interviews with such A-listers as Washington, Eddie Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith and Jamie Foxx. Episode 2, "Black Leading ...
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Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy to Turn Down One Dramatic Movie Role: ‘You Are Not Denzel, and You Are Not Morgan’
And Sidney Poitier said [imitating Poitier's Bahamian accent], uh, ‘You are not Denzel, and you are not Morgan. You are a breath of fresh air. And don’t f--- with that.’ And I was like ...