New releases, music videos and album news — indie, rap, rock and pop. Always covering Ren, Chris Webby, Sam Tompkins, bbno$, CHINCHILLA, Muse, Yungblud and more.
In 1983, Morgan Freeman needed to pay the rent. He took a role he later called “one of the worst things I’ve ever done”
Morgan Freeman later described his 1983 performance as Othello in Texas as one of the worst things he had done. He took the role while struggling to find work and needing to pay rent, showing how financial pressure can lead actors to accept work they are unhappy with.
Freeman told The Times that he thought he was “awful”, but took the job because it was work. His earlier television run on The Electric Company had ended in 1977, and his major film breakthrough came in 1987, when Street Smart earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He later became a regular presence in acclaimed films, despite continuing to regret his turn as Shakespeare’s Othello.
In short
- Freeman regretted his 1983 performance as Othello.
- He accepted the role while struggling to pay rent.
- His major film breakthrough came four years later.