Denzel Washington

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. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#black #black or white #come #good #good actor

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

#child #child actor #dakota #fanning #i

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

#around #did #good #how #i

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

— Denzel Washington

#fortunate #i #me #pick #scripts

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

— Denzel Washington

#greatest #hepburn #last #meryl #probably

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

#everything #green #i #knew #know

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

— Denzel Washington

#camera #done #front #i #i think

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

#acting #being #celebrity #favorite #know

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#good #like #material #open #ought

Growing up I didn't watch movies. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#growing up #i #movies #up #watch