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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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...

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...

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...

Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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 never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

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.

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.