About Denzel Washington:

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received two Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical drama-war film Glory (1989) and Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day (2001).

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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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Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.

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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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I've worked with children all my life.

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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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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.

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The poorest people are the sweetest people.

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Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.

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

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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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In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

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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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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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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 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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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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Author Bio

NameDenzel Washington
Descriptionactor, screenwriter, director, producer
BornDecember 28, 1954
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionActor; Film Director; Film Producer; Basketball Player; Film Actor
AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award For Best Actor; Donostia Award

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