30 Powerful Morgan Freeman Quotes To Motivate You (The Shawshank Redemption Actor)

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Updated: November 2nd, 2022

Morgan Freeman is a famous American actor, film director, and also narrator known for his unique deep voice. He debuted as an actor in 1964 at the age of 27 and since then has been actively working in movies, television, and on the stage.

He is a talented actor who has been in the business for many decades. Freeman started his career by working in small roles and didn't become a household name until he had supporting roles on shows like The Electric Company, Route 66, and The Virginian.

To date, Freeman has acted in various roles across a wide variety of movie genres and the number of films he has starred in is well over 100. His most notable films include The Shawshank Redemption, Angel Has Fallen, Bruce Almighty, The Dark Knight, Se7en, and, Invictus among many others.

We've put together an incredible collection of the best Morgan Freeman quotes to read.

Here they are:

30 Powerful Morgan Freeman Quotes To Motivate You (The Shawshank Redemption Actor)

Inspiring Morgan Freeman Quotes About Acting

That’s your job as the actor to understand the human part of the character, to make it real. - Morgan Freeman

As long as you feel like a victim, you are one. - Morgan Freeman

You don’t know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don’t have it. - Morgan Freeman

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you. - Morgan Freeman

Is listening important? I can’t think of a single walk of life where it wouldn’t be. - Morgan Freeman

Get busy living or get busy dying! - Morgan Freeman

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of. - Morgan Freeman

Did you just call me old? I really prefer the word experienced. - Morgan Freeman

I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions. - Morgan Freeman

The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit. - Morgan Freeman

I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. - Morgan Freeman

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. - Morgan Freeman

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time. - Morgan Freeman

Finding joy is probably tantamount to finding yourself and being comfortable in your own skin. - Morgan Freeman

Challenge yourself, it’s the only path that leads to growth. - Morgan Freeman

If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle. - Morgan Freeman

If you’re not living on the edge then you’re taking up a little too much space. - Morgan Freeman

Was I always going to be here? No, I was not. I was going to be homeless at one time, a taxi driver, a truck driver, or any kind of job that would get me a crust of bread. You never know what's going to happen. - Morgan Freeman

Race seems to me to be less and less a subject worth discussing. - Morgan Freeman

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

Powerful Morgan Freeman Quotes On Life

Life is tough, but you just have to just get out of bed. Get out and do it. - Morgan Freeman

People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies. - Morgan Freeman

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it! - Morgan Freeman

In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way. - Morgan Freeman

If you dream you’ve got to dream that it’s going to happen. Remember that. - Morgan Freeman

The trick to any profession is making it look easy. - Morgan Freeman

We humans are more concerned with having than with being. - Morgan Freeman

I'm always trying new things and learning new things. If there isn't anything more you can learn - go off and die. - Morgan Freeman

I always wanted to be a fireman, a cop, an Indian chief, a doctor, or a lawyer. I always wanted to be all these things, so I am drawn to these kinds of characters. - Morgan Freeman

I don't have to work. I could stop and never have to worry about paying the rent. I'm working for the joy of doing it. - Morgan Freeman

As you grow in this business, you learn how to do more with less. - Morgan Freeman

Don’t be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down. - Morgan Freeman

Anyone who spends a significant amount of time with me finds me disagreeable. - Morgan Freeman

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it. - Morgan Freeman

Don’t be different just for different’s sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always. - Morgan Freeman

Fatigue, discomfort, and discouragement are merely symptoms of effort. - Morgan Freeman

Every man has his breaking point. - Morgan Freeman

Discipline is not the enemy of enthusiasm! - Morgan Freeman

A single mom who's working two jobs and still finds time to take her kid to soccer practice, that's a miracle. - Morgan Freeman

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon. - Morgan Freeman

If you look back on your life and where you started from it's like looking back down a mountain back to the desert floor. It's like now I can't believe I had whatever it takes or perceived whatever it took to get here. - Morgan Freeman

Your best posture is your next posture. - Morgan Freeman

If your life turns out to be good and you have a tremendous amount of luck in your life, it’s a good thing to turn around and make it work for others. - Morgan Freeman

If I stay at home, I’m not famous. I’m only famous when I’m out in the streets, so I don’t go out on the streets much. - Morgan Freeman

You’re not going to be able to look like anyone else, no matter how hard you try, unless you’re a mimic; then you’re not acting, you’re just mimicking. - Morgan Freeman

Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best because the process of digesting food helps to warm you up. - Morgan Freeman

The best way to confront, or deal with, technological innovation is to keep moving technologically. - Morgan Freeman

I always tell my kids if they lay down, people will step over them. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving. - Morgan Freeman

You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you. - Morgan Freeman

If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn’t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death. - Morgan Freeman

The highest power is the human mind. That’s where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself. - Morgan Freeman

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