diff --git a/redis/_cache.py b/redis/_cache.py
index 90288383d6..79182ce797 100644
--- a/redis/_cache.py
+++ b/redis/_cache.py
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ class EvictionPolicy(Enum):
 _CTIME = "ctime"
 _ACCESS_COUNT = "access_count"
 
+IMMUTABLES = (bytes, str, int, float, bool, type(None), tuple)
+
 
 class AbstractCache(ABC):
     """
@@ -267,7 +269,12 @@ def get(self, command: Union[str, Sequence[str]]) -> ResponseT:
                 self.delete_command(command)
                 return
             self._update_access(command)
-            return copy.deepcopy(self.cache[command]["response"])
+            response = self.cache[command]["response"]
+            return (
+                response
+                if isinstance(response, IMMUTABLES)
+                else copy.deepcopy(response)
+            )
 
     def delete_command(self, command: Union[str, Sequence[str]]):
         """
diff --git a/redis/asyncio/client.py b/redis/asyncio/client.py
index 1845b7252f..5ced8a1f09 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/client.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/client.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "decode_responses": decode_responses,
                 "retry_on_timeout": retry_on_timeout,
                 "retry_on_error": retry_on_error,
-                "retry": copy.deepcopy(retry),
+                "retry": retry if retry is None else copy.deepcopy(retry),
                 "max_connections": max_connections,
                 "health_check_interval": health_check_interval,
                 "client_name": client_name,
diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index 02fc724322..1dca886378 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "encoding_errors": encoding_errors,
                 "decode_responses": decode_responses,
                 "retry_on_error": retry_on_error,
-                "retry": copy.deepcopy(retry),
+                "retry": retry if retry is None else copy.deepcopy(retry),
                 "max_connections": max_connections,
                 "health_check_interval": health_check_interval,
                 "client_name": client_name,