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As Morgan Freeman prepares to receive the SAG Awards' Lifetime Achievement honor on Sunday, Tim Robbins, Freeman’s costar in 1994’s 'The Shawshank Redemption,' reveals to THR what makes the legend so extraordinary.

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00:00Thank you, Mr. Red.

00:03My name's Red.

00:05As Morgan Freeman prepares to receive the SAG Awards lifetime achievement honor on

00:08Sunday, Tim Robbins, Freeman's co-star in 1994's The Shawshank Redemption, reveals to

00:13The Hollywood Reporter's Patrick Shanley what makes the legend so extraordinary.

00:18Robbins reveals that he was already a big fan of Freeman before he met him and

00:21recalls of their first encounter,

00:23When we met in person, I was immediately struck by his warmth, his serenity, his calm.

00:28I came to really love him not only as a partner in doing Shawshank Redemption, but also as a friend.

00:33Of Freeman's presence on set, Robbins explains,

00:36There are different types of actors. There are actors who demand attention and focus who can be

00:41really exhausting to work with. With Morgan, his generosity and the giving that he approaches

00:46the work with not only make you a better actor, but also make it so much easier to be on a set.

00:51Robbins reveals that his relationship with Freeman extended past the long days spent filming

00:55Shawshank.

00:56We would hang out on weekends and sometimes have dinner after shooting, he says.

01:00Morgan has a great sense of humor. Occasionally, he would say something out of the side of his

01:04mouth that would make me laugh on the set.

01:06I always felt, going into rehearsal on a new scene, that we had a bond, a common belief in what the

01:12script was, to find every piece of the scene, every detail, every unspoken moment that wasn't

01:17written.

01:18When it comes to the legacy of the film that cemented their friendship and stole the hearts

01:21of audiences worldwide, the actor offers his theory on why it has stood the test of time.

01:26I think one of the reasons Shawshank continues to resonate is that it's one of the few

01:30movies about a loving relationship. Really, a love story about two men that doesn't involve

01:35car chases or is a buddy comedy. It's about two people coming to know each other very well

01:40under very difficult circumstances.

01:42If you're wondering if the two busy and esteemed actors still find time to hang out together,

01:46the answer, happily, is yes.

01:49I still have dinner with Morgan every year or two, reveals Robbins.

01:52Over the years, we've been amazed at the people who would stop us to say that Shawshank is their

01:56favorite movie of all time, or that they've seen it 40 times, or that it changed their lives,

02:00saved them in some way. That's pretty remarkable, and it's quite a gift, I must say.

02:04And it's not just Freeman's acting ability and warmth that Robbins would like to compliment.

02:17What else is there to say about Morgan, he asks? Just that he's a handsome devil.

02:21What's your favorite memory of Freeman and Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption?

02:24Let us know in the comments section.

02:26For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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