Eddie Murphy Regrets Makingbr ‘Ignorant’ Jokes in His Past.br In a recent interview with the ‘The New York Times,’br famed comedian Eddie Murphy opened up aboutbr his controversial films, ‘Delirious’ and ’Raw.’ .br In the 1983 and 1987 stand-up specials,br Murphy made a number of homophobicbr jokes that he now realizes were “ignorant.” .br I was a young guy processing a brokenbr heart, you know, kind of an a------. , Eddie Murphy, via ‘The New York Times’.br Now, as he makes his returnbr to stand-up comedy, Murphy saysbr his material will be vastly different. .br I now have a whole lifetime of experiencesbr to draw upon … There was a time when I wasbr at the center of everything, what I was doing,br and how funny I was and how popular …br I’m not at the center. Now my kids are andbr everything revolves around them, Eddie Murphy, via ‘The New York Times’.br Regardless of his past controversies, Murphybr is not worried about his return to stand-up. .br I’m gonna do it again … You know,br everything has to be right. I gotta getbr up there and start working out, Eddie Murphy, via br ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’.