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
believe men fear-god
I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God.
religious jobs war
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.
powerful writing fists
Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.
lunch california zimbabwe
When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going to leave. I had heavy death threats at that time. So we shot in Zimbabwe.In 1995, I had the privilege and the honor to meet Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela the same day: I had breakfast with Desmond Tutu and lunch with Nelson Mandela. Then I had the good fortune to have Mr. Mandela actually come to my house in California.here's been a tremendous amount of change.
hate people hatred
Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free.
philosophy yoga buddhism
I think that we all at some point are in search of something - a higher power, whatever you want to call it, the meaning of life. I know I was, especially at even my son's age in my 20s, and dabbling in Eastern philosophies and yoga and Buddhism and Christianity and Islam. I kind of touched them all, you know, just trying to figure out the meaning of life or if nothing else, figure myself out.
life success faith
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
be-who-you-are world matter
Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.
mean good-day eye
Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.
rain mud praying
Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.
grace firsts sticks
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.
goal discipline achievement
Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.
differences making-a-difference aspire
Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.
morning men blue-dress
A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?