My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

Quote by Denzel Washington

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Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

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...

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 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...

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

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

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

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.

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...

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of...

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of...

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...

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...