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" I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question. "

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" 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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" My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. "

" 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. "

" You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it. "

" 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. "

" I like talking. I like acting. "

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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. "

Denzel Washington

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" My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace. "

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Faith

" 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. "

" I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them. "

" When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything! "

" I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule. "

" I've worked with children all my life. "

" 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. "

" In Los Angeles, everyone is a star. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again. "

" Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it. "

" If you don't trust the pilot, don't go. "

Denzel Washington

You

Pilot

" I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy. "

" I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith. "

" 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

" One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy. "