I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those things, the way your career is unfolding and all the talk about gravitas etc etc, so I had a strong feeling that someone was going to offer me the part of God. I was totally prepared to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' unless it was a comedy.

Write something insightful. Say Morgan Freeman said it. Win at internet.

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.

I have four children and nine grandchildren. I'm presently wearing out my second wife.

Donald Trump is the Honey Boo Boo of rich people.

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.

Marijuana prohibition is just the stupidest law possible....Jus t legalize it and tax it like we do liquor.