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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.
Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
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