Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman has revealed that the first movie he saw was King Kong and it "scared the daylights" out of him.

Freeman moved from a rural area to the city when he was a boy and couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a movie for the first time, especially as it featured a gorilla as tall as a house.

Speaking to People magazine, he said: "The first movie I ever saw was 'King Kong'. It scared the daylights out of me. I was six and had dreams for a long time about that ape.

"I had moved from rural Mississippi to Chicago, where there were telephones, indoor plumbing, and - a foreign thing to me - movie theatres. I immediately fell in love. They were such magical places."

It wasn't just movies which Morgan fell in love with, but also the starts in them too.

"I was in love with a lot of actresses, but always had this big crush on Angela Lansbury. She was gorgeous in 'The Picture of Dorian Grey'. I loved everything about her.

"Years later I met her and told her. She said, 'Oh you're such a dear boy.' "


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