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

Quote by Denzel Washington

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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...

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've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my 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'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...

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'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.

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 never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

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

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...

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

I've been fortunate. I don't pick scripts. Scripts pick me.

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

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

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...

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...

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....

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

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.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

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...