Morgan Freeman
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I didn't. So that was it. Here I am back on the street again. Now it's desperation time. Bendermite calls, says, we're going to go up to Stowe Playhouse and do A Taste of Honey. She's going to direct, and I'm going to star. Would you like to come along and do that? Yeah. Summer stock. Now I got a little job in Stowe for a month, so I'm excited. Oh, sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
And black. Yeah. A guy gives me a boat. Guy comes along and says, you're Morgan Freeman. That's all I've heard since I hit town. Yeah, yeah. So that's when I started sailing with that little boat on our little reservoir in Stowe, Vermont. I was hooked like you wouldn't believe.
And black. Yeah. A guy gives me a boat. Guy comes along and says, you're Morgan Freeman. That's all I've heard since I hit town. Yeah, yeah. So that's when I started sailing with that little boat on our little reservoir in Stowe, Vermont. I was hooked like you wouldn't believe.
And black. Yeah. A guy gives me a boat. Guy comes along and says, you're Morgan Freeman. That's all I've heard since I hit town. Yeah, yeah. So that's when I started sailing with that little boat on our little reservoir in Stowe, Vermont. I was hooked like you wouldn't believe.
I suppose, yeah, but just taking advantage of what life offers me. When there's nothing to do, when I don't have any way of managing, you get depressed. I've had long periods of depression, not knowing when the next anything is going to come along. But in my dotage, I realized that something always did, something always does, something always will. You just keep marching.
I suppose, yeah, but just taking advantage of what life offers me. When there's nothing to do, when I don't have any way of managing, you get depressed. I've had long periods of depression, not knowing when the next anything is going to come along. But in my dotage, I realized that something always did, something always does, something always will. You just keep marching.
I suppose, yeah, but just taking advantage of what life offers me. When there's nothing to do, when I don't have any way of managing, you get depressed. I've had long periods of depression, not knowing when the next anything is going to come along. But in my dotage, I realized that something always did, something always does, something always will. You just keep marching.
You just don't go jumping out of windows or doing something that's going to get you in a slam or just to eat. So now, I am now hooked on this boat. I go into New York for some reason. And while I'm there, I go to a bookstore and I get a book on sailing, not tying. And while I'm there... I go to an audition for an off-Broadway play. This is the one you don't want to say. Yeah, yeah.
You just don't go jumping out of windows or doing something that's going to get you in a slam or just to eat. So now, I am now hooked on this boat. I go into New York for some reason. And while I'm there, I go to a bookstore and I get a book on sailing, not tying. And while I'm there... I go to an audition for an off-Broadway play. This is the one you don't want to say. Yeah, yeah.
You just don't go jumping out of windows or doing something that's going to get you in a slam or just to eat. So now, I am now hooked on this boat. I go into New York for some reason. And while I'm there, I go to a bookstore and I get a book on sailing, not tying. And while I'm there... I go to an audition for an off-Broadway play. This is the one you don't want to say. Yeah, yeah.
And I audition, and the guy says, well, thank you very much. And I go back to the show. A couple of weeks, they call. Would you come and audition again? So I get on Trailways and I go in our audition again. And I said, well, thank you very much. I really appreciate you coming back. And back in the show. A week or so later, I said, would you mind auditioning again?
And I audition, and the guy says, well, thank you very much. And I go back to the show. A couple of weeks, they call. Would you come and audition again? So I get on Trailways and I go in our audition again. And I said, well, thank you very much. I really appreciate you coming back. And back in the show. A week or so later, I said, would you mind auditioning again?
And I audition, and the guy says, well, thank you very much. And I go back to the show. A couple of weeks, they call. Would you come and audition again? So I get on Trailways and I go in our audition again. And I said, well, thank you very much. I really appreciate you coming back. And back in the show. A week or so later, I said, would you mind auditioning again?
The director of Slow Playhouse, a guy named Jim Leahy. See that? Remember his shit? It's incredible. Yeah, it's good. You've already listed more names than I currently hold in my head. He says, what? They want you to come in? No, no. Listen, I want you to be here for my fall season. Tell them no. So I told them, no. They said, you got the job. Yeah, yeah, right. You learn these lessons, right?
The director of Slow Playhouse, a guy named Jim Leahy. See that? Remember his shit? It's incredible. Yeah, it's good. You've already listed more names than I currently hold in my head. He says, what? They want you to come in? No, no. Listen, I want you to be here for my fall season. Tell them no. So I told them, no. They said, you got the job. Yeah, yeah, right. You learn these lessons, right?
The director of Slow Playhouse, a guy named Jim Leahy. See that? Remember his shit? It's incredible. Yeah, it's good. You've already listed more names than I currently hold in my head. He says, what? They want you to come in? No, no. Listen, I want you to be here for my fall season. Tell them no. So I told them, no. They said, you got the job. Yeah, yeah, right. You learn these lessons, right?
Right. So here I am now in an off-Broadway play. And we do the play. And the opening night, I meet Jeff Hunter. He says, you're pretty good. Would it be all right with you if I recommended you for certain things, for some jobs or something? Shit, yeah. Never had an agent. Then one of the producers of that play said, I was one of the ones who wouldn't hire you. And you're better than I thought.
Right. So here I am now in an off-Broadway play. And we do the play. And the opening night, I meet Jeff Hunter. He says, you're pretty good. Would it be all right with you if I recommended you for certain things, for some jobs or something? Shit, yeah. Never had an agent. Then one of the producers of that play said, I was one of the ones who wouldn't hire you. And you're better than I thought.
Right. So here I am now in an off-Broadway play. And we do the play. And the opening night, I meet Jeff Hunter. He says, you're pretty good. Would it be all right with you if I recommended you for certain things, for some jobs or something? Shit, yeah. Never had an agent. Then one of the producers of that play said, I was one of the ones who wouldn't hire you. And you're better than I thought.
I'm going to put you on Broadway.