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Denzel Washington Inspirational Quotes (142)

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Cursed be the ground for our sake. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we are and to the dust we shall return.
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I think we're fascinated by gangsters and that whole lifestyle and crossing the line. We get sort of stuck in our normal lives, if you will, and you want to be bigger than life and I think people somehow live through these sorts of characters.
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When my oldest boy was about 14, I started to talk to him about some of the mistakes I made in life, just to put a few dents in that shiny armor.
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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 make-up, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
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I am not going to bury my son! My son is going to bury me!
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When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or tourist.
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You never know how you're going to affect people.
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We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility
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Years ago, even prior to 9/11, I did a movie called The Siege. I did a lot of research with the FBI and the CIA. And I was amazed at that time (I guess we might all know it now) how little information they shared with each other. So after that, I'm not surprised by anything.
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I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.
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In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.
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We've all had some level of injustice, whether 20 years in prison, or 20 minutes sitting in your car waiting for a police officer to determine your future. Or even a few moments in an elevator with some woman clutching her purse thinking you're going to rob her ¾ regardless of celebrity, that has happened to me.
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I'm not afraid to upset people. But I am not as upset because I understand what I'm up against.
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You don't have to kill somebody to play a murderer. You have to read the script and interpret the character.
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Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.
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I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.
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I'm a parent. I think we're responsible for the problems that young people have. I believe that. I don't blame them for any of it. I blame us for what we haven't done as mothers and fathers, not sticking together as a unit.
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My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
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Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.
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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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When you trust the director you want to trust his or her choices. I don't want to say, 'No, I don't like this girl or that guy, when the director really loves them. No, you want to go with what the director likes.
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If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.
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I read the Bible every day.
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Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
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