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Quote by Denzel Washington

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

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

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 never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

I've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my life.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

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.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for...

I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for...

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...

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...

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...

I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour....

I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour....

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.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

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'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more...

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more...

Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not...

Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not...

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...

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...