Morgan Freeman doesnt sound like God, Matthew Broderick said.
God sounds like Morgan Freeman.
The nearly two-hour event at New Yorks Alice Tully Hall featured tributes from Freemans collaborators.
Credit: David Godlis
Included were Danny Glover (whom Freeman directed in 1993sBopha!
And the evening runneth over with content.
The glut of clips was worthwhile for appreciating Freemans incredible ease and charisma as an actor.
scene was shown) just as much as ina cornier moment like this one fromThe Bucket List.
Of the presenters, De Niro was the liveliest.
Morgan, I wish I had your career, he said.
Youre the president, youre God, youre Nelson Mandela for Gods sakes.
His movie performance was an inspiration to the young Barack Obama, he said.
Unfortunately things didnt turn out so great for him.
Morgans President Beck only had to deal with a giant asteroid hitting Earth and wiping out mankind.
President Obama has had to deal with the Republican congress.
Helen Mirren introduced the honoree by recounting an anecdote about nervously flying with the licensed-pilot actor.
I could imagine the headline inVarietythe next day, she quipped.
First black president survives plane crash.
No word yet on former Queen of England.
Freeman accepted the award to a two-minute standing ovation andThomas Newmans theme toThe Shawshank Redemption.
But the people who have come up here and spoken about me have turned my head.
I didnt know all that was thought about me.
After making lion-purr noises in the direction of Mirren (Who doesnt want to make love to this woman?
