Quotes By Denzel Washington

The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again.

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

Dakota Fanning is a child, but she is a wonderful actor. I don't know what a child actor is. She's an actor who's a child.

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.

Meryl and Katharine Hepburn are probably the two greatest actresses of this and the last century.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

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

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 work with.

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

When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going.

When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.

I read the Bible every day.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

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

I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

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. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.