Pete Davidson says Eddie Murphy taught him the value of keeping a small, trusted circle.
Speaking to People, Davidson shared how working with Murphy on their upcoming Prime Video film The Pickup changed his perspective.
“I’ve been guilty of having 700 friends in the green room,” he admitted. “People I just met or are just in the crew, and then I’m like, ‘Why did they not have my best interest in mind?’”
Watching Murphy’s approach made him rethink his own. “He has a really small crew, and it’s the same people for a really long time, and I think that’s really important to have an efficient career and just overall life in this business,” Davidson said. “You have to be able to trust who’s around you, and you got to be able to move a certain type of way.”
For Davidson, that meant narrowing his inner circle.
“Pretty much after that movie I was like, ‘OK, I have three friends. Here’s who they are. Here’s who I can trust and share things with,’” he joked.
In other Davidson news, the comedian recently shared the surprising lack of parenting advice he got from Murphy as he prepares to welcome a child with Elsie Hewitt. While many dads have reached out to offer tips on fatherhood, Murphy took a different stance.
“Eddie was like, ‘I got no advice for you.’ He goes, ‘You’re on your own,'” Davidson recalled on Late Night with Seth Meyers. “He was like, you know, ‘You can’t tell anyone how to do…’ You know, you’re gonna do your own thing.”
Still, Davidson couldn’t hide his excitement about fatherhood, saying, “I’ve never been more excited for anything.”
