--- title: "18 Knows Quotes By Morgan Freeman" description: "18 Knows quotes by Morgan Freeman. Plus more from Morgan Freeman and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/morgan-freeman-1202_bigs_that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director_743220.jpg" --- > [That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director-who-knows-what-he-s-doing-and/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/morgan-freeman-1202_bigs_that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director_743220.jpg) > [I know American football. I know a little bit about soccer. I know baseball, I know basketball. But, rugby is a foreign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-know-american-football-i-know-a-little-bit-about-soccer-i-know/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/morgan-freeman-1202_american-football_i-know-american-football-i-know-a-little_2014763.jpg) > [People don't want to hang around someone that you don't know how they're going to react to anything you do or say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/people-don-t-want-to-hang-around-someone-that-you-don-t-know-how-they/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/morgan-freeman-1202_hang_people-don-t-want-to-hang-around-someone_2699615.jpg) > [You don't know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don't have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/you-don-t-know-how-much-you-appreciate-your-privacy-until-you-don-t/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82e/morgan-freeman-1202_appreciate_you-don-t-know-how-much-you-appreciate-y_331113.jpg) > [Which lady would I like to meet? Um, I don't know that there's anybody left that I didn't meet. But the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/which-lady-would-i-like-to-meet-um-i-don-t-know-that-there-s-anybody/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/morgan-freeman-1202_diana_which-lady-would-i-like-to-meet-um-i-don_1353640.jpg) > [Hey, if I don't have a job, I don't know why I bother to get up. Any time the phone rings, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/hey-if-i-don-t-have-a-job-i-don-t-know-why-i-bother-to-get-up-any/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/morgan-freeman-1202_bother_hey-if-i-don-t-have-a-job-i-don-t-know-w_221179.jpg) > [You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/you-know-the-ancient-egyptians-had-a-beautiful-belief-about-death/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/morgan-freeman-1202_able_you-know-the-ancient-egyptians-had-a-bea_1969189.jpg) > [Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/flip-on-the-news-and-watch-how-we-treat-the-batman-theater-shooter/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/morgan-freeman-1202_columbine_flip-on-the-news-and-watch-how-we-treat_2365939.jpg) > [I know people are saying they like you. I'm not being insulted or pushed around or anything. People are coming up because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-know-people-are-saying-they-like-you-i-m-not-being-insulted-or/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/morgan-freeman-1202_hate_i-know-people-are-saying-they-like-you-i_38006.jpg) > [I believe in helping the planet survive, and that includes reaching out to help some of the disappearing creatures whose habitats we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-believe-in-helping-the-planet-survive-and-that-includes-reaching/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/morgan-freeman-1202_achieve_i-believe-in-helping-the-planet-survive_2821425.jpg) > [ A scientist sounds like a scientist because the things that come out of their mouth don't stumble, that's all. If they \[said\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/a-scientist-sounds-like-a-scientist-because-the-things-that-come-out/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52a/morgan-freeman-1202_fine_a-scientist-sounds-like-a-scientist-beca_889672.jpg) > [I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-have-to-remind-myself-that-some-birds-aren-t-meant-to-be-caged/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/morgan-freeman-1202_bird_i-have-to-remind-myself-that-some-birds_1061080.jpg) > [I can remember when I first got to los Angeles . I didn't have a car, I didn't have any money. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-can-remember-when-i-first-got-to-los-angeles-i-didn-t-have-a-car-i/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/morgan-freeman-1202_able_i-can-remember-when-i-first-got-to-los-a_1357492.jpg) > [You're not going to be able to look like anyone else, no matter how hard you try, unless you're a mimic, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-look-like-anyone-else-no-matter-how/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/morgan-freeman-1202_able_you-re-not-going-to-be-able-to-look-like_2095831.jpg) > [That's really just the worst part of life really, you get bracketed somewhere and the next thing you know people are saying,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/that-s-really-just-the-worst-part-of-life-really-you-get-bracketed/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/morgan-freeman-1202_actor_that-s-really-just-the-worst-part-of-lif_428606.jpg) > [Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/very-often-you-know-you-stop-walking-because-you-say-well-i-m-tired/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/morgan-freeman-1202_climbing_very-often-you-know-you-stop-walking-bec_1764004.jpg) > [I am impatient with directors who don't know what they want, and the way you don't know what they want is because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-am-impatient-with-directors-who-don-t-know-what-they-want-and-the/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/morgan-freeman-1202_change_i-am-impatient-with-directors-who-don-t_796011.jpg) > [I grew up in the South but I started dancing in my twenties when I got out of the Air Force, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-grew-up-in-the-south-but-i-started-dancing-in-my-twenties-when-i/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/morgan-freeman-1202_air_i-grew-up-in-the-south-but-i-started-dan_2365260.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Morgan Freeman > [I always wanted to be a fireman, a cop, an Indian chief, a doctor, a lawyer. I always wanted to be all these things,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-fireman-a-cop-an-indian-chief-a-doctor-a/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [If I wasn't acting, I have no clue what I'd be doing 'cause I have no other talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/if-i-wasn-t-acting-i-have-no-clue-what-i-d-be-doing-cause-i-have-no/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [I know people are saying they like you. I'm not being insulted or pushed around or anything. People are coming up because they like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-know-people-are-saying-they-like-you-i-m-not-being-insulted-or/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [Don't be afraid of what you want. This is your time. The barriers are down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/don-t-be-afraid-of-what-you-want-this-is-your-time-the-barriers-are/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [I find it difficult to watch myself... I find it boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-find-it-difficult-to-watch-myself-i-find-it-boring/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/people-need-to-start-to-think-about-the-messages-that-they-send-in/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/acting-means-living-it-s-all-i-do-and-all-i-m-good-at-if-i-weren-t/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-feel-fine-i-don-t-care-who-the-director-is-all-you-have-to-do-is/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [Literacy could be the ladder out of poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/literacy-could-be-the-ladder-out-of-poverty/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-hate-the-word-homophobia-it-s-not-a-phobia-you-are-not-scared-you/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [I've never had any intimate relationships with a dolphin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/i-ve-never-had-any-intimate-relationships-with-a-dolphin/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [If you're comfortable on a horse, you're comfortable on a horse. It's like being on a motorbike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/if-you-re-comfortable-on-a-horse-you-re-comfortable-on-a-horse-it-s/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [It's what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That's all and that's the hardest thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/it-s-what-i-learn-from-the-great-actors-that-i-work-with-stillness/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/never-let-pride-be-your-guiding-principle-let-your-accomplishments/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) > [You can make anything into a play for the simple reason that the human mind is one of the best writers in the business.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/you-can-make-anything-into-a-play-for-the-simple-reason-that-the/) [Morgan Freeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-freeman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/morgan-freeman/#itemlist", "name": "18 Knows Quotes By Morgan Freeman", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's gotten what he wants.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Freeman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-freeman/that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director-who-knows-what-he-s-doing-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/morgan-freeman-1202_bigs_that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director_743220.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/morgan-freeman-1202_bigs_that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director_743220.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/morgan-freeman-1202_bigs_that-is-a-big-turn-on-for-me-a-director_743220.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That is a big turn-on for me, a director who knows what he's doing and what he wants, and knows when he's…” — Morgan Freeman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know American football. 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