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I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

Denzel Washington

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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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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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Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do.
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I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
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I'm a positive person, so I don't get bogged down with it. If you're expecting that, if you wall in that, if you practice that, then you'll attract what you fear.
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I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night so that you gotta get on your knees in the morning to find them. And while you're down there thank God for grace and mercy and understanding. We all fall short of the glory, we all got plenty.
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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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