Denzel Washington quotes - page 2

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back. (Denzel Washington)
I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.
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The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then.
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Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift.
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I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
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Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.
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When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.
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My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I played a bad guy and learned a lot about it - they have all the fun!
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I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
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I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.
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Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are. (Denzel Washington)
I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood.
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I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.
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When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!
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If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.
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Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.
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When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
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I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
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The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father.
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I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
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My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. (Denzel Washington)
I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy.
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You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.
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I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.
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The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again.
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