American actor Morgan Freeman revealed he doesn't have any interest to view Steve McQueen's Oscar-worthy film, "12 Years A Slave", drama based on Solomon Northup life, a free black man who was kidnapped and trafficked into slavery in 1841.
"I saw a television movie that was made a few years ago about the same character [Solomon Northup]. But I don't particularly want to see it. I don't want my anger quotient exacerbated, you know? Things are bad enough as they are. I don't want to keep punching myself in the face with it," he told The Daily News on an interview.
During the interview, Freeman also criticized Republicans for their decisions and tactics.
"Obama was legitimately elected president. If you don't like that, fine, either move out, or make your point and get yourself elected, but don't tear the country apart! That's not going to get you anywhere. I think the Republicans have pretty much destroyed themselves by allowing themselves to be controlled by a small contingent of people with a lot of money," he said.
In other topics, Freeman defended Ben Affleck's role as Batman and asked people to give him an opportunity.
"Listen: Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, and Christian Bale have played it. It's a franchise! It'll stand on its own merits, and you can't really say anything until he's done it. The pre-judging was strange. Give him a shot!" he told The Daily Best.
Morgan Freeman added he has an "enormous" number of gay friends since he used to dance and that he supports the current civil rights movement pro gay.
"Oh, absolutely it is. I'm in show business and I'm an ex-dancer. I have an enormousnumber of gay friends. Marginalizing people for that? These people who are ignorant enough to think that being gay is a "chosen lifestyle?" That's the height of ignorance. It's like saying being black is a chosen lifestyle. Get out of here!" he continued.
Freeman's latest movie "Last Vegas", a comedy about the feeling of being old and aging, will hit theaters on November 1st.
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