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.

Quote by Denzel Washington

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Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

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

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

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that...

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that...

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

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...

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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....