Morgan Freeman Quotes

The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine reason to laugh.

There is this idea in comedy that you don't want to look like you care about your appearance because that takes away from what's real, what's important. And the real stuff is what's funny.

Your fundamental responsibility is to stay true to the deepest nature and intention of the materials.

If what you're writing is genuine, regardless of whether it sounds cliche or people wouldn't necessarily think it's the most brilliant metaphor in the world, it's always important to be genuine with what you're writing; at least, that's how I feel.

I hate false words, and seek with care, difficulty, and moroseness, those that fit the thing.

Learn to express, not impress.

I don't want to be coy. It's so important for me to be as genuine as possible, so I don't want to stop when it comes to rendering sex the way that most people have it, which is unclothed.

I'm trying to do it honestly and genuinely; if some of it's not working to your taste, what can I say?

I want to be real. I want to be a real person. That's what an artist is. An artist has to be honest. Without honesty, there's nothing.

I've never been that person to fake it, and say what everyone else wants you to say. Then you never have anything personal. If I wanted to be an actress all the time, I could do that. But I don't. I want to be real. I want to be a real person. That's what an artist is. An artist has to be honest. Without honesty, there's nothing.

Don't be serious, be sincere.

If I can be serious now, and I have the feeling I can.

There is no more powerful weapon for change than honesty.

This little expression, 'It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere,' is a monstrous lie.

It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do

No one tells the truth to people they don't actually know, and if they do it is a horrible trait. Everyone wants something smaller, something neater than the truth.

The more we can be honest about ourselves as filmmakers, than the more we can be honest with people who see the films.

Trump has not masked who he is. Trump has not behaved like the Democrats do. He does not go out and camouflage. He doesn't present a side of him that isn't real. He doesn't lie to people about what he believes. Although he has broken a serious promise. And he's got some immigration people that voted for him that are a little angry about that. That must be mentioned. But other than that, Trump voters know Trump is who he is. He doesn't act, he doesn't put on a front, he doesn't make up things - as opposed to the Democrats who can't be honest about who they are.

If I asked you something about basketball and you don't really know about basketball and you try to talk it and fake it, I'm going to be able to tell. It's the same way about music; you have to be real.

Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. Even with no motive to be false, it is very hard to say the exact truth.

One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth.

A silent address is the genuine eloquence of sincerity.

I'm going to be real as hell and show you who I am, because I want the kids to see who I really am and the basketball players to see who I really am, and that's all that matters to me.

I think whatever comes natural is probably the truth, and the truth is the strongest form of anything - whether serious or funny.

Piety is the tinfoil of pretense.