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

Quote by Denzel Washington

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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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

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.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

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 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 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.

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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...