Denzel Washington Recent Quotes

Denzel Washington: I like the collaboration, I like seeing people do well, so I really plan to direct the rest of my days. ~ Denzel Washington

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her ~ Denzel Washington

Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. ~ Denzel Washington

There's nothing good or bad, except by comparison" (210) - Bud Selig "Effort is Everything ~ Denzel Washington

It is very important to transcend the places that hold us. ~ Denzel Washington

Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do. ~ Denzel Washington

So you never know who you are going to touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20) - Denzel Washington, "So that We Might Follow ~ Denzel Washington

I read the Bible every day. ~ Denzel Washington

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency. ~ Denzel Washington

I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. ~ Denzel Washington

Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment. ~ Denzel Washington

There is nothing good or bad, except by comparison" (209) - "Effort is Everything" by Bud Selig ~ Denzel Washington

If you don't fail, you're not even trying. ~ Denzel Washington

That's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role." ~ Denzel Washington

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

I've worked with children all my life. ~ Denzel Washington

Revenge is a meal best served cold. ~ Denzel Washington

I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington. ~ Derek Luke

You will never see a U-Haul behind a hearse, ~ Denzel Washington

Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out. ~ Denzel Washington

We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire. ~ Denzel Washington

I get nervous when a picture goes beyond two hours. ~ Denzel Washington

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it. ~ Denzel Washington

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

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it. ~ Denzel Washington

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

There's a book called "The Sociopath Next Door." I thought most sociopaths were violent. In fact, they aren't. But almost all sociopaths want to win, no matter what. ~ Denzel Washington

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it. ~ Denzel Washington

Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well. ~ Denzel Washington

I think that if there can be considered racism it's to do with the lack of opportunities for writers and producers and the people behind the camera. ~ Denzel Washington

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I work with. ~ Denzel Washington

I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth. ~ Denzel Washington

Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, or dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt by the heart. ~ Denzel Washington

When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or tourist. ~ Denzel Washington

Growing up I didn't watch movies. ~ Denzel Washington

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

I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium. ~ Denzel Washington

True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already, ~ Denzel Washington

If you want to be a warrior, you have to train. ~ Denzel Washington

Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free. ~ Denzel Washington

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them. ~ Denzel Washington

He taught us that everyone has a good story and the more of others you understand, the better your grasp of human nature, a gift given great weight in my family" (73). - Bill Clinton, "Paying Attention ~ Denzel Washington

When my oldest boy was about 14, I started to talk to him about some of the mistakes I made in life, just to put a few dents in that shiny armor. ~ Denzel Washington

I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies. ~ Denzel Washington

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. ~ Denzel Washington

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter. ~ Denzel Washington

The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track ~ Denzel Washington

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life. ~ Denzel Washington

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go. ~ Denzel Washington

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

Put God first in everything you do. ~ Denzel Washington

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

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good. ~ Denzel Washington

I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat. ~ Albert Brooks

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

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. ~ Denzel Washington

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. ~ Denzel Washington

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

The only reason I'm acting in films I direct is to get the money to make them, quite frankly, it's not what I'm interested in doing. ~ Denzel Washington

Acting, it's not my life, my children and my family, that's life. I'll get up every morning, God willing, for that. ~ Denzel Washington

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it. ~ Denzel Washington

A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I've been given seriously, and I want to use it for good. ~ Denzel Washington

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me. ~ Denzel Washington

Do what you got to do now, so you can do what you want to do later ~ Denzel Washington

Every punch that's thrown is mine. Every punch that's caught, I catch ... ~ Denzel Washington

For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me. ~ Denzel Washington

It's not what you know, it's what you can prove. ~ Denzel Washington

The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. 'Yes, dear.' And breathe. ~ Denzel Washington

I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process. ~ Denzel Washington

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go. ~ Denzel Washington

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

What are you doing extra? That's what counts. That's when you're working hard - when you're going above and over what's expected of you" (102). - Tony Gonzalez, "The Giant Within ~ Denzel Washington

We do what we have to so we can do what we want to. ~ Denzel Washington

I got on my knees and sort of communicated with the spirits. When I came out, I was in charge. I couldn't have acted that, I couldn't have written that. ~ Denzel Washington

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

If you take the time and put in the effort to write your own material and absolutely refuse to be denied the right to make your film it is difficult whatever colour you are. ~ Denzel Washington

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

Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference. ~ Denzel Washington

You have to do what you gotta do in this life in order to do what you wanna do ... ~ Denzel Washington

I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God. ~ Denzel Washington

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything! ~ Denzel Washington

For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others. ~ Denzel Washington

I'm not afraid to upset people. But I am not as upset because I understand what I'm up against. ~ Denzel Washington

I'm a positive person, so I don't get bogged down with it. If you're expecting that, if you wall in that, if you practice that, then you'll attract what you fear. ~ Denzel Washington

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? ~ Denzel Washington

Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling the fires of unrest that clearly hasn't been the case. Vote based on merits, not to fill a racial quota. ~ Denzel Washington

In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself. ~ Denzel Washington

So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else (20). ~ Denzel Washington

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

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

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

I think we're fascinated by gangsters and that whole lifestyle and crossing the line. We get sort of stuck in our normal lives, if you will, and you want to be bigger than life and I think people somehow live through these sorts of characters. ~ Denzel Washington

To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand? ~ Denzel Washington

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

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

As an actor, you're a color of paint on someone else's palette. But as a director, it's your canvas and you make the painting you want to make. ~ Denzel Washington

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

There's always got to be room for what you might call benign corruption. Nobody blames a man who steals food to feed his starving children, but on the other hand, somebody who picks up a badge and takes an oath to serve and protect; we do expect a certain level of essential honesty. ~ Denzel Washington

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

The poorest people are the sweetest people. ~ Denzel Washington