Morgan Freeman has said he is happy to accept film roles with weak scripts if the money on offer is good enough, in comments made to The New York Times. The remark offers a candid, unusually blunt insight into how a veteran, Oscar-winning actor weighs career decisions, prioritising practical factors such as pay alongside artistic considerations when choosing projects.

Freeman, a five-time Oscar nominee who won best supporting actor for "Million Dollar Baby", explained that pay is often as important as script quality, though he noted that concerns raised about a script can sometimes be resolved during production. Now approaching 90, he most recently appeared as Thaddeus Bradley in the "Now You See Me" franchise and remains best known for playing Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. He told The Times he intends to keep working as long as offers keep coming, comparing his approach to Clint Eastwood's "don't let the old man in" attitude, and told The Guardian he has no plans to retire.