12 Great Actors Who Seem Like They Might Be Terrible People

So I have this theory. One way to be a brilliant actor is to be so insane and deluded that you actually believe yourself as a completely different person. When you believe yourself to be something, that’s how you present yourself to other people. And when actors believe themselves, that’s when they can make the part they’re playing truly real. Naturally, this is hugely advantageous for people who are actually crazy.

Darren Ruecker

Published: Mar 1, 2013 02:01 pm

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2) Morgan Freeman

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Everyone, whether they’ve seen Bruce Almighty or not, pretty much equates Morgan Freeman with God. He’s got your classic voice of God down to an art form at this point, and having him narrate your story basically guarantees it will be taken seriously and probably leave us all in tears. While I find his work in the past decade or so to be a bit more one-note than I would prefer from most actors, I can’t fault Freeman for it for some reason. Maybe it’s because he still holds a certain presence that can’t be denied. Maybe it’s because he’s earned the right to take it easy. Maybe I just feel like he’s my friend.

So why is he on this list exactly? Well, I’m not entirely sure he belongs, but there are a few things about him that seem kind of odd. I’m not sure what to make of his comments on race, which seem to me a bit awkward (although what do I know), most famously his insistence that talking about race perpetuates racism, that if we all just ignored race then racism would go away. He’s also a strong opponent of Black History Month.

It seems weird to me, but again, I’m not in a great position to judge. Then there’s the weird rumors about being romantically involved with his step-granddaughter, which is like one step beyond a Woody Allen level of creepiness. He insists these are just disgusting rumors. So he may not be terrible as a human being. But if he is, I don’t want to know.