American - Actor | December 28, 1954 -
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
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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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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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When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.
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I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office.
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In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.
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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.
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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 work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
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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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Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
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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.
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