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I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.
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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If it ain't on a page, it ain't on a stage.
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I read the Bible every day.
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I am not going to bury my son! My son is going to bury me!
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I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
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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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When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!
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[Black people] come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.
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At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back (23).
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Revenge is a meal best served cold.
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I don't look back, no. Maybe when I'm older people say, 'What's your favorite film?' I say, 'My next one.' I'm not interested in sitting around I just don't, never have.
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Money doesn't buy happiness. Some people say it's a heck of a down payment, though.
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I'm a logic monster, if things don't make sense I gotta make sense of them.
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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.
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We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire.
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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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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.
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