Denzel Washington Quotes
Denzel Washington Quotes
There is no such thing as tough. There is trained and untrained. Now which are you?
That’s what everybody keeps saying. “I’m just a professional”. Everybody keeps saying that to me. “I’m just a professional”, “I’m just a professional”. I’m getting sick and tired of hearing that.
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.
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
What we did [shooting “Fences”] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them as our understudies. I told them, “You have to be off book and be ready. If Viola [Davis] has to leave you have to jump in.
One good thing about acting in film is that it’s good therapy.
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me – spiritually and financially.
I’m gonna take your family apart piece by piece, you understand me? Piece by piece.
Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, or dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt by the heart.
Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do.
I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
We’ve all received our share of good fortune, so that’s my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you’ve been blessed at all you’re meant to pass some of that on. You’re meant to set a positive example. That’s our responsibility
My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.
I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire was to get better at my craft. It’s still my desire. I don’t consider myself a movie star, nor do I really have the desire to be one. I’m just an entertainer…An actor who works hard at his craft. Whatever labels people give me, that’s not really me or part of my process.
You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.
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.
My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.
I’m not a big Hollywood star. I’m an actor. I’m called a star. That’s not what I am. First of all I’m a human being; my profession is acting. People give you titles. They say you’re an up and coming star, then they say you’re a star, then they say you’re a washed-up star. So I don’t get caught up in what I’m called. My job, my profession, is acting.
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me – spiritually and financially.
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.
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Denzel Washington Quotes on Success
Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.
I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
The secret to a happy marriage? Do whatever your wife tells you. ‘Yes, dear.’ And breathe.
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.
Denzel Washington Quotes Ease
EASE IS A GREATER THREAT TO PROGRESS THAN HARDSHIP
Denzel Washington Quotes about Hard Work
I try to encourage actors to work harder off screen because that’s where you find things.
It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater and my desire was to get better at my craft. It’s still my desire. I don’t consider myself a movie star, nor do I really have the desire to be one. I’m just an entertainer…An actor who works hard at his craft. Whatever labels people give me, that’s not really me or part of my process.
I work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.
Denzel Washington Quotes about Book of Eli
For out of the ground we were taken for the dust we are, and to the dust we shall return.
Denzel Washington Quotes on Acting
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.
You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.
We’ll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don’t necessarily have to retire.
I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.
Denzel Washington Quotes on Love
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.
Denzel Washington Quotes on Life
I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
Denzel Washington Quotes Man on Fire
What I do best. I’m gonna kill ‘am. Anyone that was involved Anybody who profited from it. Anybody who opens their eyes at me.
Do you think God’ll forgive us for what we’ve done?
Forgiveness is between them and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting.
Revenge is a meal best served cold.
Denzel Washington Quotes on Woman
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 Quotes Put God First
Put God first in everything you do … Everything that I have is by the grace of God understand that. It’s a gift … I didn’t always stick with Him, but He stuck with me.
Denzel Washington Quotes if it was Easy
It’s not easy. If it was easy, there’d be no Kerry Washington. If it was easy, there’d be no Taraji Henson. If it were easy, there’d be no Octavia Spencer. But not only that, it if were easy, there’d be no Viola Davis. If it were easy, there’d be no Mykel Williamson, no Stephen McKinley Henderson, no Russell Hornsby. If it were easy, there’d be no Denzel Washington.
Denzel Washington Quotes in the Equalizer
The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.
Denzel Washington Quotes A Wise Woman
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 Quotes at the End of the Day
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. Its about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It about what you’ve given back” (23).
Denzel Washington Quotes about Dreams
My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.
Don’t be afraid to fail big, to dream big.
