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Denzel Washington: I like the collaboration, I like seeing people do well, so I really plan to direct the rest of my days.

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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
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