There was a time when Eddie Murphy was making multiple movies a year. Throughout the ‘00s, the comedian appeared in movies like Shrek, Dr. Dolittle, The Haunted Mansion, Dreamgirls and Norbit. When he reached the end of a massive decade, he was starting to reach burnout and he decided to step back. Murphy elaborated with these words to Vanity Fair about why he was feeling so sad on sets:
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