Morgan Freeman | Full Q&A | Oxford Union
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Published 2015-03-23
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Morgan Freeman is an American actor, film director, and narrator. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus, and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Unforgiven, Glory, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Seven, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Along Came a Spider, The Dark Knight Trilogy, March of the Penguins, The Lego Movie and Lucy. He is known for his distinctively smooth, deep voice. He got his first break as part of the cast of The Electric Company.
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All Comments (21)
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Morgan Freeman is one of the few people I would actually like to sit down and have a conversation with. I've been watching him from childhood since The Electric Company. He seems like a very down to earth and level headed person, in tune with reality, not consumed by ego, very focused on matters of consequence. Love his statements: "if someone believes differently, we will talk about that" & "it's all subsurface BS"
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He's the guest speaker, he's greeted with a big applause, and despite that, at 0:26 he asks if he may sit down. What an honorable person.
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Nothing but respect and admiration for Mr. Freeman. He is a class act if there ever was one.
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I adore Morgan more with every interview, every movie, every appearance. He is a humble, humorous & kind man...
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I love finding these types of older videos. Especially those of Morgan Freeman. He's an honest man. He's a true American. He can make anyone straighten up and think about what they're doing with their lives. He's not there to coddle you, he's pushing you out the door to experience life for yourself. Be well.
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A talented American, an artist, a gentleman, Morgan Freeman is an inspiration for us all.
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the way he speaks..is powerful, and warms everyone around him
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He has the most kindest and warmest face a man could ever had plus the voice, I really admire him.
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Morgan always projects dignity, gravity and self-deprecating humor, no matter who the interviewer.
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Morgan Freeman one of my top 10 actors of all time. The man is a total joy to watch on screen. Million Dollar Baby Shawshank Redemption Lean On Me Bruce Almighty Driving Miss Daisy and so many more. Thank you so much.
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This is truly one of America’s treasures! Thank you for being you Mr. Freeman!!
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Morgan Freeman is so down to earth, I just hope all the young actors/actress's take note:)
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I love how he says: “I can drive a cab” and everyone laughs. Morgan looks startled and follows it up with: “cause I like driving”. It’s because he follows his bliss no matter what, and the Oxford audience doesn’t get it; they think that investment banking, technology and the next ambitious shiny thing is the obvious thing to pursue, totally missing the fundamental piece that you actually need to love what you do. Ain’t nothing funny or inferior about driving a cab if you love it and pay the bills by doing it.
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Loved the interview, he's a gentleman and a great people person. I find myself not caring about the setting but just enjoying his company, as if I was watching one of his movies. Great man.
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Morgan Freeman is a great American and a great Actor, he shows what hard work and determination can do for us all just look at what he's done with his life. I love this American .
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For some reason I just want to call him Sir Morgan Freeman
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What a magnetic, charismatic person. I would love to be in a room with this guy.
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The interviewer’s age and inexperience definitely showed here, Morgan absolutely carried this interview from start to finish. Hopefully the interviewer learned from this interview for future reference.
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I have wished, since I was a child, to befriend Morgan. His love of music, his intelligence, his confident personality, his honesty and his enjoyment for good conversation and a good laugh attracts me to him like a needle to a magnet. I always get good vibes from him. My sixth sense gives me a good impression of him also. He is an excellent actor and I enjoy his performances very much. Lovely human being!!!!
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I’ve loved Morgan Freeman since the first time I seen him in a movie. I believe it was “Lean On Me”. He was “Joe Clark” from all that I had read about the principle of the school. The true story of “Joe Clark” and the type of principle he was to these kids. Have seen every movie he has been in, because I knew if he was in it, it was going to be a good movie.
