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Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.
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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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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It's strictly business. If I loan you $25 million, I want my money back. I don't want to hear about the social impact. That's great for you, but now I'm $25 million in the hole, so next time you come to ask me.
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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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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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I just do what I feel and what I like. I don't necessarily censor or feel an obligation to have a particular moral standard - I'm willing to wallow in the mud, if necessary. It appears as if there seems to be a consistency in result, but maybe that has as much to do with the roles I choose as it does with how I play them. I do what pleases me.
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I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium.
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That's what I tell young actors. You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role.
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Growing up I didn't watch movies.
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I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth.
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When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.
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The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. 'Yes, dear.' And breathe.
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