- All Quotes
-
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.
Denzel Washington -
I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.
Denzel Washington
-
In any profession it gets to be a grind.
Denzel Washington -
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.
Denzel Washington -
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
Denzel Washington -
I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
Denzel Washington -
I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.
Denzel Washington -
I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.
Denzel Washington
-
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.
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.
Denzel Washington -
Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it.
Denzel Washington -
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.
Denzel Washington -
When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!
Denzel Washington -
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.
Denzel Washington
-
Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what a child actor is. She's an actor who's a child.
Denzel Washington -
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
Denzel Washington -
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 had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated.
Denzel Washington -
I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
Denzel Washington -
The poorest people are the sweetest people.
Denzel Washington
-
If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.
Denzel Washington -
I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter.
Denzel Washington -
Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
Denzel Washington -
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
Denzel Washington