76 result(s) for Denzel Washington Quotes.
"Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are."
"Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency."
"My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family."
"Put God first in everything you do."
"It's helpful to learn how to deal with the impossible really late at night."
"You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse."
"Dreams without goals remain dreams, just dreams."
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"I'd be more frightened by the prospect of being too famous. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great."
"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."
"I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves."
"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"
"I never really had one mentor. I had several people"
"In Los Angeles, everyone is a star."
"You get nothing without struggle. Own every minute that you're given."
"Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out twenty-six-hundred times in his career-the most in the history of baseball. But you don't hear about the strikeouts. People remember the home runs."
"I'd like to say I'm not a quitter, and sometimes things don't work out, but I don't ever want to give up."
"In Los Angeles, I have to struggle to stand out. But in New York, I'm just another guy."
"At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you've given back."
"Without commitment, you'll never start, but more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish."
"If you don't trust the pilot, don't go."
"At 59, no way I'm going to get into the ring with someone young who's been fighting since he was 9."
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"I did the best I could, and in some ways, I can't worry about it."
"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."
"I'm not a marathon runner -- I'm a sprinter."
"When I was a child, I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel."
"You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else."
"From attending interviews with less than a dollar in my pocket, to standing before you as a two-time Oscar winner, what a journey."
"Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do."
"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means."
"Dreams without goals remain dreams."
"You'll be all right. You're a man. You're not a boy. Boys cry."
"Acting is being an athlete. You gotta be in shape."
"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 worrying about it then."
"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."
"You have to have the wrong intentions for the right reasons."
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"I never turned anything down due to genre. If I did, I wouldn't have done Training Day, a movie I'm very proud of."
"Dreams without goals remain dreams"
"Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do"
"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success? That goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me"
"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it"
"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it"
"My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace"
"At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you've given back"
"Don't aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference"
"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"
"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 worrying about it then"
"Each and every one of you has the chance to change the world. Don't end up being average"
"You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib"
"Seeking the limelight becomes a duty; you have to keep looking for work"
"When the lights are on, I put on a show"
"You never know how long your life will be. Respect it"
"I never really had one idol, but more than anyone I adored Humphrey Bogart, and Bacall, because of the kind of films they did. They also happened to be great actors"
"The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That’s what’s going to define you"
"In Los Angeles, everyone is in the industry, and you can’t go two blocks without someone asking you to be in their show"
"Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life"
"The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn"
"Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do."
"My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace."
"Dreams without goals remain dreams, just dreams, and ultimately fuel disappointment."
"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."
"At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished... it's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It's about what you've given back."
"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me."
"Put God first in everything you do... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift."
"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it."
"In any profession, it gets to be a grind."
"I work hard for the audience."
"I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness."
"Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life."
"I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith."
"My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back."
"I try to encourage young people to make commitments to their goals, to the dreams."
"I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them."
"The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That's what's going to define you."
"You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib."
"It's not about easy. It's about do you want it?"
"Don't just aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference."
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