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.

Quote by Denzel Washington

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I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a...

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a...

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I...

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...

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly...

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.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I...

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I...

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post...

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post...

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...

You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity....

You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity....

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know...

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.

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...

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.

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...

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I...

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

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.

I've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my life.

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I...

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

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