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When you trust the director you want to trust his or her choices. I don't want to say, 'No, I don't like this girl or that guy, when the director really loves them. No, you want to go with what the director likes.
Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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