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

Quote by Denzel Washington

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

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

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

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

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

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They...

When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They...

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a...

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a...

Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad...

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad...

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

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

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up...

The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up...

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

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

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they...

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they...

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

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

When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and...

When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and...

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me...

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what...

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what...

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when...

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when...