"We’re turning everything on the planet into food for humans so we’re cutting down the rainforests, displacing all of the animals, and we’re doing all this to feed humans... ... Imagine if there were only 2 billion people polluting? We’re already overpopulated. I feel we’ve become a parasite on this planet. If this population keeps growing, we’ll just keep devouring the planet, and I don’t think it’s going to stand for that very long."

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Source: Morgan Freeman: 'Strive for Pleasure and Peace'. The Talks Interview, the-talks.com. November 28, 2012.

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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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