howdy that's what Chief Dan George says
in the Outlaw Josey Wales when he meets
Clint Eastwood he says howdy howdy
hi mr. Freeman congratulations I'm over
here to your left right here hi ELISA
with luxury TV hey Lisa first of all
congratulations I have an achievement
award incredible thank you can you tell
us do you recall when you first fell in
love with acting and what made you want
to become an actor no I don't think I
can tell you when I first yes I can yes
I can I got on stage first time when I
was 8 years old
I played little boy blue in the pageant
power one of the things that was aware
of that I owned the stage at 8:00 so
about 12 of no question hi Amanda right
over here with Life & Style hey
congratulations looking back over your
career what has been one of the most
challenging parts of your career or your
life and how did you overcome those
challenges 1980 at the end of 1980
December I finished a picture with
Cicely Tyson and that seemed to be it
found in rain through 1981 or 82 and I
thought my 15 minutes were up so
managing the state was a little bit of a
challenge because I needed to get a job
and I don't know why by the time I got
down to the moment when you make that
decision all right give it up and go get
a Jo be something good happen Paul
Newman came along so yeah
hi Dean hi mr. Freeman melody Wayne's
hall from bunny Alice hey having won the
Lifetime Achievement Award what do you
think about the awards and the film
industry being too white
can anybody interpret that for me having
the Lifetime Achievement Award what do
you think about the awards and the film
industry being 12 the film industry is
my life you know
jobina showbiz in my life and film
industry let's hope stays stays put and
stays in shape what do I think about the
award you have to give that some thought
because the title is life achievement
the inference might be that get off the
stage you're done it might you don't
know I mean so it's the life achievement
my hope is that that's not the case that
they were saying congratulations so far
fannia thomas with EU our web mr.
Freeman here on the your left-hand side
oh my left-hand side yeah are you hi sir
Forbes magazine has named you the most
trustworthy celebrity five times in a
row every time that has been published
so I would like to know who do you think
is the most trustworthy celebrity aside
from yourself
gosh there's an entire list of people
what do you mean by trustworthy
Tom Hanks right uh you know he it's the
exudes he exudes trust everything you've
seen Tom in you've liked you've
appreciated I know I have yeah he's just
but he's one of hundreds right okay what
a night you know a lot of lucky things
have happened to you and a lot of people
show you a tremendous amount of respect
and affection can you add up at the best
of you
what part of this your spirit your drive
your own self has made this happen
no I think the little horn Tooting I can
do for myself is merely having the
courage to keep going back in the hall
they're young people young actors
struggling we go because I go along with
it want to assure them that it's best to
keep going don't don't give up I tell
kids it's the surest way to lose is to
quit and in this business it's really
difficult because there were so many
talented people out there scrambling to
get through that first door that being
able to get there and do it is stroke of
a lot of things including luck thank you
thank you back here mr. Steve Futterman
from CBS Radio congratulations I want to
ask you if you can talk about this
server
cerebra cerebral question but I want to
know if you can talk about the
responsibilities you as a performer have
to a role that you have to bring a
certain something to a row what do you
feel as your responsibility as an actor
when you get a role to bring to the
screen truth just find it and tell it
most screenplays you get they're telling
the story and inside the story in ease
character is the truth of being that's
that's what you have to find and do good
enough say yes I mr. Fremont uh Mike
Snyder from indieWIRE congratulations
what ask you real quick during your
speech just now on stage for a second
you stopped and said hello or
acknowledged someone in the audience can
you tell me who that was and and what
that was in reference to you know that
was Lily Tomlin yeah yeah I she's she's
a wonder in herself and I've always
loved her I see here I say hello
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