Morgan Freeman Quotes

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Morgan Freeman

Profession : Actor

Birth : June 1, 1937

I can only be so long without work before I start getting antsy.

Morgan Freeman

People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.

Morgan Freeman

I'm not one for blaspheming, but that one made me laugh.

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Life doesn't offer you promises whatsoever so it's very easy to become, 'Whatever happened to... ?' It's great to be wanted. I spent a few years not being wanted and this is better.

Morgan Freeman

Let me tell you about being executive producer. It is not a job, it's a title. Don't go around asking executive producers what they do because they don't do anything, alright?

Morgan Freeman

I want to thank everybody and anybody who ever had anything to do with the making of this picture.

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I don't know what my favorite film of mine is... But I think the most important film I was in was 'Glory'.

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The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

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I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

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Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

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I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.

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I knew at an early age I wanted to act. Acting was always easy for me. I don't believe in predestination, but I do believe that once you get where ever it is you are going, that is where you were going to be.

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There's no mystery to it. Nothing more complicated than learning lines and putting on a costume.

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Not only do I have to live, right, I have to get some cash for my troubles - it's a scary thing, and people need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.

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Give me something interesting to play and I'm happy.

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I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.

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Just that working with Clint again is like coming home.

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This kid came up with Napster, and before that, none of us thought of content protection.

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It's what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That's all and that's the hardest thing.

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I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.

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