Morgan Freeman Says He’ll Take a Movie With a “Mediocre” Script If the Pay Is Good Enough

Morgan Freeman isn’t waiting around for the perfect script. The Oscar winner recently told The New York Times that if the paycheck is big enough, he’s willing to overlook a few problems with a movie’s screenplay. “If somebody offers you a job, it’s very nice if they’re offering you also an exciting script, but in reali

As for whether he has any plans to retire as he approaches 90 years old, the Oscar winner said, "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."

Morgan Freeman recently told The New York Times that he’s okay signing on for a movie with a mediocre script as long as the pay is good enough. “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,”…