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Morgan Freeman
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Morgan Freeman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
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I grew up in the South but I started dancing in my twenties when I got out of the Air Force, and studying dance, you're surrounded by gay guys all the time. You get to know them and you have to shift gears!
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I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.
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We humans are more concerned with having than with being.
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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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Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get to the top.' And you're only two steps from the top.
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I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.
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I was raised in Mississippi, so heat and humidity is my bread and butter. It keeps me going. I can't stand cold weather.
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If you get called on to help somebody pull focus to some good cause, that's good use of your fame. I don't try to avoid that.
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How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!
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If you're playing somebody who is not you, then you can imagine that you are that person. You can feel like he feels, move like he moves, look like he looks - in your own mind.
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You want to retire from a job you're not that all enamoured with. I love what I do. I want to keep doing it till I can't get out of bed doing it.
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I got my first job as a card-carrying actor in New York in 1967. Before that, I was a very desperate wannabe.
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In my career? Me. I'm the boss. I'm the end all and be all. I'm the alpha and omega in that.
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It seems to me that I never grow unless I'm actually working with other actors who have shed whatever shell it is that keeps them insulated from each other.
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Was I always going to be here? No I was not. I was going to be homeless at one time, a taxi driver, truck driver, or any kind of job that would get me a crust of bread. You never know what's going to happen.
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You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. 'Have you found joy in your life?' 'Has your life brought joy to others?'
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Being blind is as simple as closing your eyes. The blind don't act any different than you or I. You never see a blind person going around saying, 'I'm blind.' So if you want to play blind just close your eyes and keep them closed and fare thee well.
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I know American football. I know a little bit about soccer. I know baseball, I know basketball. But, rugby is a foreign language.
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There's an exercise we do where someone is sat behind you and you're asked to close your eyes and fall backwards. That's acting.
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I don't need any more press. I get enough when I work, but environmental causes is one place where you can get me to open my mouth. And put my foot in it if necessary. I think the only thing I do that gives me any bragging rights in terms of energy conservation is sailing. Just using wind power.
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