Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received three Golden Globe awards, a Tony Award, and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war drama film Gloryand Best Actor for his role as a corrupt cop in the crime thriller Training Day...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 December 1954
CityMount Vernon, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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If there is a political message I don't know what it is. Don't rob a bank?
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I've heard (the rumors). Having babies, I've left home and all this... I'm a big boy. I can take it. But what bothers me about all of that stuff is the effect on the family.
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I actually sat out in the audience a few times with my mother.
acting family
Family is life; acting is making a living.
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True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already,
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The hat kept the sun off of me but, to be honest, it's a handle. I worked the hat. We had one hat and one tie, by the way. I don't know if anyone knows this, but by the last scene in the movie at the restaurant, the hat is falling apart.
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Part of the reason I liked the idea of doing the film was that it was very wordy. I was getting good practice playing Brutus. So 'Inside Man' felt a bit like Shakespeare goes to the streets or something.
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I really want my father's life to be portrayed honestly. I don't want people getting drawn into the theatre because they want to see the last scene where he's shot and killed.
honor
It's not only a pleasure, but an honor for me to be here tonight.
work
I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I work with.
sports
We do what we have to do so we can do what we want to do.
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Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.
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Put God first in everything you do ... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift ... I didn't always stick with Him, but He stuck with me.
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Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.