United Kingdom, Aug. 10 -- Eddie Murphy inspired Pete Davidson to reduce his social circle.

The 31-year-old actor stars alongside Eddie, 64, in The Pickup, their new comedy movie, and Pete has now confessed to being inspired by his co-star.

Speaking to People, Pete joked: "I've been guilty of having 700 friends in the green room. 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?'"

Pete observed that Eddie "moved" in a totally different way to himself, and the comedy star eventually decided to follow suit.

Pete said: "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 li...