Denzel Washington Quotes - Page 4

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• It's important for us to tell our stories.

  Denzel Washington

  Important, Stories

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father

  Denzel Washington

  Children, Father, Men

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• When we shot "Cry Freedom," I wasn't even allowed in South Africa. They told me I could come but I wasn't going to leave. I had heavy death threats at that time. So we shot in Zimbabwe. In 1995, I had the privilege and the honor to meet Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela the same day: I had breakfast with Desmond Tutu and lunch with Nelson Mandela. Then I had the good fortune to have Mr. Mandela actually come to my house in California. There's been a tremendous amount of change.

  Denzel Washington

  Lunch, California, Zimbabwe

  "Safe House: A Conversation With Denzel Washington". Interview with Prairie Miller, newsblaze.com. February 04, 2012.

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• Bad guys need love too.

  Denzel Washington

  Guy, Needs, Need Love

  "Denzel Washington: Working hard for the public". Interview with Paul Clinton, www.edition.cnn.com. March 8, 2002.

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• The poorest people are the sweetest people.

  Denzel Washington

  People, Sweetest, Poorest

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• Acting, it's not my life, my children and my family, that's life. I'll get up every morning, God willing, for that.

  Denzel Washington

  Morning, Children, Acting

  Source: movieweb.com

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• I actually don't hang out with any celebrities. My closest friends are old friends. And my real close friends, none of them are actors.

  Denzel Washington

  Real, Old Friends, Actors

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

  Denzel Washington

  Life, Success, Faith

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• I think that we all at some point are in search of something - a higher power, whatever you want to call it, the meaning of life. I know I was, especially at even my son's age in my 20s, and dabbling in Eastern philosophies and yoga and Buddhism and Christianity and Islam. I kind of touched them all, you know, just trying to figure out the meaning of life or if nothing else, figure myself out.

  Denzel Washington

  Philosophy, Yoga, Buddhism

  Source: collider.com

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• My father was a minister for 50 years with Pentecostal Church of God in Christ. We prayed about everything, every day, then he always said, "Amen. God is love." I thought God is love was one word. Like "Godislove." And it took me a long time to learn what that really meant.

  Denzel Washington

  Father, Years, Long

  "‘The Book of Eli’: Interview with Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, and Gary Oldman". Roundtable discussions, www.beliefnet.com.

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• I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

  Denzel Washington

  Character, Play, Trying

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• Revenge is a meal best served cold.

  Denzel Washington

  Revenge, Meals, Cold

  "Fictional character: Creasy". "Man on Fire", www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Cats are too independent. They piss me off. They play when they want, and then they turn their back on you. Dogs, you throw the ball, and they bring it back, tongue hanging out, tail wagging. Cats are like "Not right now, too busy." Definitely a dog man. Except when it comes to cleaning up after them! Cats win that!

  Denzel Washington

  Dog, Cat, Independent

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• Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.

  Denzel Washington

  Hate, Hurricanes, Prison

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• Every punch that's thrown is mine. Every punch that's caught, I catch.

  Denzel Washington

  Caught, Thrown, Mines

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

  Denzel Washington

  Party, Awards, Enough Time

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• Acting is like music and you improvise. It's like jazz, there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's not a plan. You practice to music and you just play it.

  Denzel Washington

  Practice, Play, Acting

  Source: www.npr.org

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• The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track

  Denzel Washington

  School, Sunday, Track

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• I've always seen it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium.

  Denzel Washington

  Creative, Privilege, Mediums

  Source: movieweb.com

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• My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

  Denzel Washington

  Life, Family, Success

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• A sociopath will do anything to win. Anything.

  Denzel Washington

  Winning, Sociopath

  "Safe House: A Conversation With Denzel Washington". Interview with Prairie Miller, newsblaze.com. February 4, 2012.

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• You don't pick black actors or black directors because they are black. You pick them because they are good. If you lend somebody 50 million dollars you want you're money back. You don't care if they are oppressed. You just want you're money back.

  Denzel Washington

  Black, Directors, Dollars

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• The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then.

  Denzel Washington

  Life, Success, Faith

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• It's not easy for me to admit that I've been standing in the same place for 18 years.

  Denzel Washington

  Years, Easy, Standing

  "Fictional character: Troy Maxson". "Fences", www.imdb.com. 2016.

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• I always think it's not what we know that's terrifying; it's what we don't know. That's sort of pervasive with everything in life.

  Denzel Washington

  Thinking, Knows

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