Being an actor typically comes with a pretty crazy pay check. After all, it's Hollywood - have you seen how much movies have been making, especially lately?
Let's look at The Odyssey for a moment - according to The Numbers, they grossed over half a billion dollars worldwide. And actors get a pretty decent piece of the pie, especially icons like Morgan Freeman.
But, some actors tend to be a little stingy when it comes to just what they choose to star in. Not for Freeman, though - as reported by People, the Hollywood icon got candid about his lack of care in the job choices.
Well, "lack of care" isn't entirely true. He cares... about the money, not necessarily the contents of the script. I for one don't blame him!
"If somebody offers you a job, it's very nice if they're offering you also an exciting script, but in reality, two or three things come into play," he explained.
"What are they going to pay you? If they're going to pay you enough, then you overlook some of the glitches in the script that happen to be there," he mused.
He added that bad scripts aren't a one-and-done thing. "Sometimes you can mention things that are in the script that don't quite work out for you and by and large, that gets worked out," he explained.
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The Hollywood Icon Also Reflected on His Career
In case you aren't aware, Morgan Freeman has been a Hollywood icon for years now. And, by his own admission, he's getting on in his age - but he still wants to act.
And he says that he wants to keep going. "I'm like Clint Eastwood on that," he explained. "Don't let the old man in - keep working. If you can get out of bed and don't fall down when you do it, then you just count your blessings and keep moving."
"So, I'll work as long as I can - as long as somebody says, 'Do you want to do this part?'"
The Hollywood icon also made a humorous remark when he was asked if he had any dream roles. "I'm pushing 90 now," he laughed. "So the roles I wished I had been able to play, Denzel Washington will play."
