Denzel Quotes: top 100 famous quotes about Denzel

Denzel Quotes & Sayings

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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. — Denzel Washington

Bad guys need love too. — Denzel Washington

I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington. — Derek Luke

I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. — Denzel Washington

I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office. — Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington is someone I look up to. — Dayo Okeniyi

You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent. — Leigh Steinberg

I think the bottom of the totem pole is African-American women, or women of colour. I think they get the least opportunities in Hollywood. — Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company. — Pearl Cleage

Don't get all sentimental on me, Makes me think I'm gonna die. — Denzel Washington

Directing for me is the ability to take the words from a page and share my vision with the world. — Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Washington's career is an enormous luxury. Compare him to Wesley Snipes. — Alec Baldwin

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

What's a celebrity anyway? Paris Hilton's a celebrity. I'm just a working actor. — Denzel Washington

Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what. — Denzel Washington

Raising the standard of the work, not complaining about somebody not voting. — Denzel Washington

I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy. — Denzel Washington

I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God. — Denzel Washington

My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I played a bad guy and learned a lot about it - they have all the fun! — Denzel Washington

I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part. — Denzel Washington

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

The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track — Denzel Washington

The poorest people are the sweetest people. — Denzel Washington

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

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. — Denzel Washington

Thank God in advance for what's already yours. — Denzel Washington

I've worked with children all my life. — Denzel Washington

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family. — Denzel Washington

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

We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire. — Denzel Washington

Money doesn't buy happiness. Some people say it's a heck of a down payment, though. — Denzel Washington

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

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it. — Denzel Washington

That's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role." — Denzel Washington

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go. — Denzel Washington

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. — Denzel Washington

Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free. — Denzel Washington

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it. — Norman Jewison

Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment. — Denzel Washington

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

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. — Denzel Washington

The only reason I'm acting in films I direct is to get the money to make them, quite frankly, it's not what I'm interested in doing. — Denzel Washington

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. — Denzel Washington

You will never see a U-Haul behind a hearse, — Denzel Washington

It is very important to transcend the places that hold us. — Denzel Washington

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith. — Denzel Washington

I've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth. — Denzel Washington

I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat. — Albert Brooks

We live in a time when people give up too easy. — Denzel Washington

My dream role would be to act with Denzel again! — Nadine Velazquez

Life lends itself to fear. — Denzel Whitaker

I think that if there can be considered racism it's to do with the lack of opportunities for writers and producers and the people behind the camera. — Denzel Washington

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

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

I just want to be remembered as a great actor. — Denzel Whitaker

The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. 'Yes, dear.' And breathe. — Denzel Washington

I'm usually the guy who says, 'Bruce Willis and Denzel Washington in the Siege'! — Jim Cummings

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. — Denzel Washington

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them. — Denzel Washington

If you don't fail, you're not even trying. — Denzel Washington

There is nothing good or bad, except by comparison" (209) - "Effort is Everything" by Bud Selig — Denzel Washington

In any profession it gets to be a grind. — Denzel Washington

I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor. — Julia Roberts

Denzel Washington is a person I will always emulate. I emulate him because he focuses on real life. Because of that he has made me a better person. — Derek Luke

A sociopath will do anything to win. Anything. — Denzel Washington

I walk by faith, not by sight. — Denzel Washington

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib. — Denzel Washington

We do what we have to so we can do what we want to. — Denzel Washington

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

I'm not in the loop; I don't know any actors, really, just the ones I work with. — Denzel Washington

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

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

I like talking. I like acting. — Denzel Washington

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

Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do. — Denzel Washington

My mother used to tell me: "You gotta smile more. Because if you don't smile, the way you look at people, they'll think you're mad at them." — Denzel Washington

A wise woman knows the importance of speaking life into her man. If you love him; believe in him, encourage him and be his peace. — Denzel Washington

I am not going to bury my son! My son is going to bury me! — Denzel Washington

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace. — Denzel Washington

Where I think the most work needs to be done is behind the camera, not in front of it. — Denzel Washington

I love research and being educated. It's a great job being able to step into all kinds of professions and into other people's shoes. — Denzel Washington

Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out. — Denzel Washington

My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back. — Denzel Washington

Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail. — Dean Cain

I've secretly always wanted to be an astronaut. — Denzel Whitaker

True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already, — Denzel Washington

When I'm acting, I just want to be the character and not have to think of any film technicalities. — Denzel Whitaker

Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those 'Nutty Professor' movies. — Seth MacFarlane

And as the rest of the world watches, we still try to learn how to see ourselves. — Mychal Denzel Smith

I'm not afraid to upset people. But I am not as upset because I understand what I'm up against. — Denzel Washington

As an actor, you're a color of paint on someone else's palette. But as a director, it's your canvas and you make the painting you want to make. — Denzel Washington

The beauty of being an actor in a horror film is that you know what to expect and what's coming. — Denzel Whitaker

I've always been pretty patient so I usually don't mind waiting! — Denzel Whitaker

Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward. — Denzel Washington

Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big. — Denzel Washington

I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director. — Denzel Washington

Luck is when opportunity meets preparation. — Denzel Washington

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go. — Denzel Washington