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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: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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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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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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A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I've been given seriously, and I want to use it for good.
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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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Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.
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You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.
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I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
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There is nothing good or bad, except by comparison (209) - Effort is Everything by Bud Selig
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You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.
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As an actor, you're a color of paint on someone else's palette. But as a director, it's your canvas and you make the painting you want to make.
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I asked my mother I said, You divorced my dad, how did you decide? She said, I decided twelve years before he knew it. I was like wow I'm learning something new every day.
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