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

Denzel Washington

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

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" 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. "

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" You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib. "

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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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" 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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" I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter. "

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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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" Growing up I didn't watch movies. "

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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 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've worked with children all my life. "

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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'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies. "

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" Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. "

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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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" 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. "

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" 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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" My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. "

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" I like talking. I like acting. "

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