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Part of acting is having the security to turn yourself loose and let yourself go in order to reach whatever depths a character has. If your guts aren't hanging out there, you don't offer anything.
Morgan Freeman
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Morgan Freeman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 1
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