Eddie Murphy inspired Pete Davidson to reduce his social circle

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 life in this business.

"You have to be able to trust who's around you, and you got to be able to move a certain type of way.

"I'm not Eddie Murphy by any means, but especially when you're at his level, you need to be able to trust everyone around you."

Now, Pete only surrounds himself with trustworthy people.

He quipped: "Pretty much after that movie I was like, 'Okay, I have three friends. Here's who they are. Here's who I have to trust and share things with.'"

Earlier this month, Eddie suggested that he has "a lot in common" with Pete.

The veteran comedian also relished the experience of working with the former Saturday Night Live star.

Eddie - who enjoyed success on Saturday Night Live, before making the switch to Hollywood - told Extra: "I was looking forward to working with him.

"I was a fan already from SNL, and we have a lot in common now. We both started doing stand-up when we were really young, and we both started Saturday Night Live when we were really young, and we both lost our dads when we were really young. So, we had a lot in common, and he's a new-generation SNL. So, it was exciting.

"I love working with SNL alumni. I feel like a kinship to all of them."