Ellis Boyd Red Redding: 25 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Movie quotes spoken by Ellis Boyd Red Redding, ranked by user ratings. Listen online or download free MP3 and WAV clips.

1 Old life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left, but all the time in the world to think about it.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

2 And when they put you in that cell, and those bars slam home, that's when you know it's for real.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

3 That kid's long gone. This old man is all that's left. I gotta live with that.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

4 To me, it's just a made-up word. A politician's word so that young fellas like yourself can wear a suit and a tie and have a job.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

5 They send you here for life. That's exactly what they take. The part that counts, anyway.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

6 I'm thinking Andy could use a nice welcome back when he gets out of the infirmary.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

7 Hope? Let me tell you something, my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. It's got no use on the inside.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

8 Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of _ and came out clean on the other side.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

9 I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption

10 I remember my first night. Seems like a long time ago.

Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption