"No one is really a method actor, everyone has their way of going about it, preparing for it, but method is preparation, it's what you do to prepare. So my method is to read the script. Some actors' method is to read the script a hundred times and in the doing of it, to immerse themselves in as much of the reality as possible. Me, I believe strictly in acting. If I am out of breath, I'm out of breath. I ain't running nowhere."

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Source: Morgan Freeman - part two. The Gardian Interview at the BFI, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2000.

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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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