Morgan Freeman mentioned successful an Oscar didn’t change him and revealed he at all times believed the award was inevitable.

Morgan Freeman knew lengthy earlier than his Oscar win for Million Dollar Baby that the golden statue was in his future and insists the distinction didn’t rattle his sense of self.

The 88-year-old Morgan Freeman opened up in a brand new interview with AARP’s Movies for Grownups, reflecting on his 2005 Academy Award and a long time in Hollywood. Despite the status that got here with the win, Freeman mentioned he at all times anticipated it.

“I kind of knew early on that I would eventually get (an Oscar). It didn’t change me,” Freeman mentioned. “I hope it didn’t change me. Because the only change you can expect after you’ve gotten an Oscar is maybe your price goes up a tiny bit and your job prospects go up a bit.”

He added, “That’s the one thing or two things, I guess, you could look forward to. Other than that, don’t let your ego get the best of you.”

Freeman took house the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his efficiency as Eddie “Scrap Iron” Dupris within the 2004 boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, starring alongside Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood. The position solidified his legacy, however it wasn’t his first brush with the Academy.

Throughout his profession, Freeman has earned 4 different Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actor for Street Smart in 1987, Best Actor for Driving Miss Daisy in 1989, Best Actor for The Shawshank Redemption in 1994 and Best Actor for Invictus in 2009.

When requested which movies finest outline his six-decade run in Hollywood, Freeman pointed to 2 titles particularly.

“Driving Miss Daisy sits way up there,” he mentioned. “And so does Invictus. Actually, I like a lot of them.”

Freeman’s most up-to-date look on the massive display screen got here with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, which debuted on November 14. He beforehand starred within the authentic Now You See Me in 2013 and its sequel in 2016.

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