If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.

Quote by Denzel Washington

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

Growing up I didn't watch movies.

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...

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...

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...

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...

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

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.

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....

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...

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...

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

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