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" I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good. "
Denzel Washington
Thinking
Sit
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" I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them. "
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" I read the Bible every day. "
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" Michelle Pfeiffer hasn't been finding a lot of work recently because she doesn't like what a woman her age is offered. That's a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesn't work the other way around. "
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" Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift. "
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" My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. "
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" It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at. "
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" The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then. "
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" I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood. "
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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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" I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially. "
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" If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it. "
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" I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I work with. "
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Really
" 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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" 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. "
Denzel Washington
Door
Said
Mother
" 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. "
Denzel Washington
Black
You
White
" Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it. "
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Front
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Behind
" I've worked with children all my life. "
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All My Life
Life
Children
" I like talking. I like acting. "
Denzel Washington
Talking
Acting
Like
" You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity. "
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Celebrity
Know
Weird
" In Los Angeles, everyone is a star. "
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Star
Los Angeles
Angeles
" Growing up I didn't watch movies. "
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Growing Up
Watch
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" You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib. "
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" Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century. "
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" My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace. "
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Understand
Faith
" When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going. "
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Upset
People
" Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what a child actor is. She's an actor who's a child. "
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Actor
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" If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her. "
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" My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. "
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" One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. "
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