Diddy : I want to be the next Eddie Murphy

Puffy has revealed that he wants to be the next Eddie Murphy, saying, “I’m funnier than you think”.

In an impromptu interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 40 year old hip-hop mogul spoke about his desire to be taken seriously as an actor.

He said: “To be honest, as an actor, I had a dream – and everybody had laughed at me – but I was like, there’s nobody to ever fill the void of the way Eddie Murphy was in 48 Hours or, you know, even Chris Tucker.”

“And as a comedic actor, I think I could one day fill that role.

“And people are like, ‘Are you crazy? You’re not even funny’. And I’m like, ‘No, you’ll see. I’m funnier than you think’.

“And that’s my mission.”

Combs plays a music mogul in the Russell Brand comedy Get Him To The Greek, revealed that he arduously prepared for the role, even going so far as creating a background for his character Sergio Roma.

He said: “I think this role will definitely be a revelation to people.

“People have this perception of me – which is my fault – of champagne-sipping and The Hamptons and white fur and just cliché-type of things that are just kind of old and dated and corny…

“That was just part of my image for a second. It wasn’t who Sean is.”

He added: “You evolve – like, I need to retire my diamond necklace and fur jacket now.

“Things change. Times change…”