--- title: "1 Play Father Quotes By Joe Morton" description: "1 Play Father quotes by Joe Morton. Plus more from Joe Morton and more Play Father sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/joe-morton-3905_black_if-you-want-someone-who-is-sort-of-still_2413552.png" --- > [If you want someone who is sort of still, has a bit of an edge, is older, you get Morgan Freeman. If you want someone who can carry a gun and still play a father, you get Danny Glover. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/if-you-want-someone-who-is-sort-of-still-has-a-bit-of-an-edge-is/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/joe-morton-3905_black_if-you-want-someone-who-is-sort-of-still_2413552.png) ## More by Joe Morton > [I guess on one hand I believe it doesn't matter if there is life after death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/i-guess-on-one-hand-i-believe-it-doesn-t-matter-if-there-is-life/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [I love doing theater. Despite the fact that out of theater, film, and TV, theater is the hardest thing to do. It's the least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/i-love-doing-theater-despite-the-fact-that-out-of-theater-film-and-tv/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [My father was in the military; he was a captain. His service was to quote-unquote integrate the Armed Forces overseas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/my-father-was-in-the-military-he-was-a-captain-his-service-was-to/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [The more you know about the world, the more resources you have in terms of things that can inform your character or the circumstances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/the-more-you-know-about-the-world-the-more-resources-you-have-in/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/basically-the-actor-s-job-is-to-pay-attention-to-the-script/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [One of the beauties of working in Shondaland is that they make an effort to get to know who you are, so they're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/one-of-the-beauties-of-working-in-shondaland-is-that-they-make-an/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [I think the greatest lesson that power has to teach us is, once you've had it, once you are a part of it, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/i-think-the-greatest-lesson-that-power-has-to-teach-us-is-once-you-ve/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [Republicans in the South... are trying to find ways, not so much to block black and brown people from voting, but to block black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/republicans-in-the-south-are-trying-to-find-ways-not-so-much-to-block/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [You make up your mind what part you want to read for and why. It's kept me focused - on what's important, what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/you-make-up-your-mind-what-part-you-want-to-read-for-and-why-it-s/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [Everyone does what they believe they need to do in order to survive in this business, 'survive' being the operative word.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/everyone-does-what-they-believe-they-need-to-do-in-order-to-survive/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [Race prejudice has nothing to do with color. It has to do with being the stranger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/race-prejudice-has-nothing-to-do-with-color-it-has-to-do-with-being/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [It's important to know, whether you're pro or anti the current president and what he's doing, that he's doing what he thinks is for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/it-s-important-to-know-whether-you-re-pro-or-anti-the-current/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [I think that, unfortunately, it appears that Donald Trump is trampling all over the Constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/i-think-that-unfortunately-it-appears-that-donald-trump-is-trampling/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [I think many villains have the burden of not being very human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/i-think-many-villains-have-the-burden-of-not-being-very-human/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) > [The argument for '12 Years a Slave' was that - yes, it's a beautiful film. Beautifully shot, beautifully acted. It's a real story, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-morton/the-argument-for-12-years-a-slave-was-that-yes-it-s-a-beautiful-film/) [Joe Morton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-morton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-father/joe-morton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Play Father Quotes By Joe Morton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want someone who is sort of still, has a bit of an edge, is older, you get Morgan Freeman. If you want someone who can carry a gun and still play a father, you get Danny Glover. 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