I remember saying to my agent, "Listen, everybody's going out to Hollywood and making movies. I think I ought to go out there." And his advice to me was, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If they want you in Hollywood, they'll send you." And sure enough, they did.
Morgan FreemanIf 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.
Morgan FreemanIt's just the stupidest law possible... You're just making criminals out of people who aren't engaged in criminal activity. And we're spending zillions of dollars trying to fight a war we can't win! We could make zillions, just legalize it and tax it like we do liquor. It's stupid.
Morgan FreemanI am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man.
Morgan FreemanWeโre turning everything on the planet into food for humans so weโre cutting down the rainforests, displacing all of the animals, and weโre doing all this to feed humans... ... Imagine if there were only 2 billion people polluting? Weโre already overpopulated. I feel weโve become a parasite on this planet. If this population keeps growing, weโll just keep devouring the planet, and I donโt think itโs going to stand for that very long.
Morgan Freeman