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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Allowed Extent Father Go Kid King Kings Minister Movies

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I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Audience Entertainment Hard Need Validation Work Work Hard

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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Anything Body Commitment Cut Drinking Financially Getting Goodness Made Me Might Mind Opened Out Spiritually Together

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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Actor Black Black Or White Come Good Good Actor Good Parts Hard How Matter Opportunity Parts Shot White Without You

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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.

~Denzel Washington

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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Both Both Sides Everybody Feel Gift God Good Iraq Job Maybe People Reasons Religious Side Sides Some Some People War Who

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The poorest people are the sweetest people.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: People Poorest Sweetest

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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.

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Age Around Because Been Double Finding Get Gets Her Ladies Like Lot Michelle Offered Older Opposite Other Playing Real Recently Sean She Standard Still Way Who Woman Work You Young

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

~Denzel Washington

Topics: Behind Camera Done Front Most Needs Think Where Work I Think

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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.

~Denzel Washington

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: December 28th, 1954

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