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I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
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In fact, someone was telling me that Gladiator was the one film where Ridley Scott didn't take a producer's credit. And it won. But this guy changed the industry twice with Aliens which was a whole new way of looking at things and Blade Runner that was also a whole new way of looking at things.
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I love research and being educated. It's a great job being able to step into all kinds of professions and into other people's shoes.
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It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.
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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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My mother used to tell me: You gotta smile more. Because if you don't smile, the way you look at people, they'll think you're mad at them.
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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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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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It could be that it's not that different. Circumstances, no matter what the color is, could be similar.
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The Bible says faith without works is nothing so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great - but you still have to work at it. I don't just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.
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Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
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There's always got to be room for what you might call benign corruption. Nobody blames a man who steals food to feed his starving children, but on the other hand, somebody who picks up a badge and takes an oath to serve and protect we do expect a certain level of essential honesty.
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Fundamentally, the most important thing is to get the film made for me and to get as many people to see it as possible. And if I help that, then - I know I help that, let's put it that way. I do know that I help that. It is called show business.
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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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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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Acting, it's not my life, my children and my family, that's life. I'll get up every morning, God willing, for that.
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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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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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