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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.
Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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The greatest lesson I've learned in life is Who knows what's good or bad? Things come along that you really want, and they turn out to be the worst thing in the world. And some of the worst tragedies that you can conceive turn out to be the best things, the exact medicine you need in that moment.
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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.
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You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.
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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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Raising the standard of the work, not complaining about somebody not voting.
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We rehearsed for two weeks [in Fences], and we taped out the whole house in the front, and the rooms, and we stood it up like a play. We tried to get off book and gave people small props.
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I'll be working with Ridley's [Scott] brother, Tony, again, someone who needless to say we've had a great amount of success together. I trust him - so I won't have to think about it or I'll try not to.
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I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office.
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My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
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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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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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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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My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
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Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.
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There's a book called The Sociopath Next Door. I thought most sociopaths were violent. In fact, they aren't. But almost all sociopaths want to win, no matter what.
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You'll see some great performances [in Fences]. And I'm not just saying that because I directed it either! You'll see!
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Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
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