The poorest people are the sweetest people.

Quote by Denzel Washington

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In any profession it gets to be a grind.

In any profession it gets to be a grind.

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...

Family is life; acting is making a living.

Family is life; acting is making a living.

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 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...

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...

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.

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

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

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 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 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 Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

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.

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 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...

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 never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

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

I've worked with children all my life.

I've worked with children all my life.