"I can remember when I first got to los Angeles . I didn't have a car, I didn't have any money. I was walking the streets, you know, trying to get from place to place on foot almost. Sometimes, you know, you say, how am I ever going to get from here to there? There are a lot of people still having that dream and not being able to get there. So you never know. The idea is to keep on tap dancing, though."

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Source: Morgan Freeman on playing God, 'Shawshank' and receiving AFI's Life Achievement Award. Interview with Jen Chaney, www.washingtonpost.com. June 10, 2011.

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Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman is an acclaimed actor and filmmaker known for his powerful voice and roles in films like 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Driving Miss Daisy.'

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