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" I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule. "
Denzel Washington
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" Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are. "
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" I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. "
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" I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it. "
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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 had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated. "
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" I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office. "
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" My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I played a bad guy and learned a lot about it - they have all the fun! "
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