“It might get critical acclaim, but it won’t be a hit. “If a comedian stars in a serious movie, it doesn’t make money,” he continued. He also felt the stakes were higher starring in a serious film than they were starring in a comedy. I couldn’t do that to my audience,” he asserted. If only because he didn’t believe a serious Murphy was something people wanted to see. But the Beverly Hills Cop actor initially rejected the idea of doing dramatic roles to show his more serious side. I like the fact that album is out there for people to see there’s more to me than the brash comedian.” Eddie Murphy didn’t think he’d ever make a serious movieĪlthough music provided him an outlet to showcase a wider range of emotions, it was suggested that film could do the same. They tell how I feel about certain things. “Look at the lyrics I wrote,” he said about his album How Could It Be. One of the reasons Murphy shared he dabbled briefly in singing as a career was to tap into his more serious side. I’m basically a sensitive person,” Murphy once told the LA Times. I get hurt over women leaving me, just like everybody else. “Offstage, I’m not hard and nasty and unfeeling. In fact, the Coming to America star admitted he was more sensitive than others might have given him credit for. This was despite the fact that Murphy himself asserted his comic persona that fans were drawn to was all for show. But at the peak of Murphy’s comedic career, the actor didn’t see himself ever tackling a truly serious film. Church have both showcased the comic’s more serious side. Murphy has featured in a couple of dramas over the years. Eddie Murphy got into singing to show a more serious side of himself Eddie Murphy | Paul Natkin/Getty Images But at the same time, the star didn’t think he’d ever really make a serious movie. Although he proved himself as a commercial draw for more comedic films, he also expressed interest in doing dramas. Eddie Murphy has starred in several blockbuster hits in his career.