Denzel Washington Quotes :
1.” My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque. “
– Denzel Washington
2.” My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace. ”
– Denzel Washington
3.” I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it. ”
4.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
5.” You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it. “
– Denzel Washington
6.” You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib. ”
– Denzel Washington
7.” I work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation. ”
– Denzel Washington
8.” If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don’t just be mad at him or her. ”
– Denzel Washington
9.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
10.” 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. “
– Denzel Washington
11.” One good thing about acting in film is that it’s good therapy. ”
– Denzel Washington
12.” 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
13.” My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. ”
– Denzel Washington
14.” 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
15.” Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life. “
– Denzel Washington
16.” I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office. ”
– Denzel Washington
17.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
18.” 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! ”
– Denzel Washington
19.” I’m not in the loop; I don’t know any actors, really, just the ones I work with. ”
– Denzel Washington
20.” 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. “
– Denzel Washington
21.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
22.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
23.” I’ve been fortunate. I don’t pick scripts. Scripts pick me. ”
– Denzel Washington
24.” I and haven’t been unemployed for 20 years. I’m an exception to the rule. ”
– Denzel Washington
25.” I don’t concern myself with award. I’d been to the party enough times to know it really didn’t matter. “
– Denzel Washington
26.” Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. ”
– Denzel Washington
27.” 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
28.” I’ve worked with children all my life. ”
– Denzel Washington
29.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
30.” 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. “
– Denzel Washington
31.” 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. ”
– Denzel Washington
32.” Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment. ”
– Denzel Washington
33.” Put God first in everything you do. ”
– Denzel Washington
34.” Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference. ”
– Denzel Washington
35.” Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. “
– Denzel Washington
36.” Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency. ”
– Denzel Washington
37.” Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do. ”
– Denzel Washington
38.” You can’t break me because you didn’t make me. ”
– Denzel Washington
39.” Just because you are doing a lot more doesn’t mean you are getting a lot done. Don’t confuse movement with progress! ”
– Denzel Washington
40.” I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. “
– Denzel Washington
41.” To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand? ”
– Denzel Washington
42.” Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it. ”
– Denzel Washington
43.” If you want to be a warrior, you have to train. ”
– Denzel Washington
44.” For me, success is inner peace. That’s a good day for me. ”
– Denzel Washington
45.” I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith. “
– Denzel Washington
46.” The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That’s what’s going to define you. ”
– Denzel Washington
47.” It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove. ”
– Denzel Washington
48.” I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. ”
– Denzel Washington
49.” One failed experiment is one step closer to Success. ”
– Denzel Washington
50.” Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well. “
– Denzel Washington
51.” There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters. ”
– Denzel Washington
52.” Cursed be the ground for our sake. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we are and to the dust we shall return. ”
– Denzel Washington
53.” Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be. ”
– Denzel Washington
54.” It is very important to transcend the places that hold us. ”
– Denzel Washington
55.” I’m a logic monster, if things don’t make sense I gotta make sense of them. “
– Denzel Washington
56.” What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there’s probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It’s not you. It’s them. And a lot of times, its about something that’s completely out of their control. ”
– Denzel Washington
57.” Hate put me in prison. Love’s gonna bust me out. ”
– Denzel Washington
58.” A wise woman knows the importance of speaking life into her man. If you love him; believe in him, encourage him and be his peace. ”
– Denzel Washington
59.” The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. ‘Yes, dear.’ And breathe. ”
– Denzel Washington
60.” The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track. “
– Denzel Washington
61.” I love research and being educated. It’s a great job being able to step into all kinds of professions and into other people’s shoes. ”
– Denzel Washington
62.” Money doesn’t buy happiness. Some people say it’s a heck of a down payment, though. ”
– Denzel Washington
63.” I am not going to bury my son! My son is going to bury me! ”
– Denzel Washington
64.” A sociopath will do anything to win. Anything. ”
– Denzel Washington
65.” Don’t tell me what they said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you. “
– Denzel Washington
66.” We’ve all received our share of good fortune, so that’s my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you’ve been blessed at all you’re meant to pass some of that on. You’re meant to set a positive example. That’s our responsibility. ”
– Denzel Washington
67.” In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself. ”
– Denzel Washington
68.” Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free. ”
– Denzel Washington
69.” I’ve always felt protected. That’s the God’s honest truth. ”
– Denzel Washington
70.” I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part. “
– Denzel Washington
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