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I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#frightened #given #i #laziness #more

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. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#answer #background #basis #black #cultural

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

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#both #both sides #everybody #feel #gift

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

#factory #garbage #guy #i #just

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#belong #done #get #go #go home

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

#ago #bad #bad guy #first #first time

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

#been #directing #few #i #interesting

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. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#air #flying #ground #late #no point

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. ↗

— George Washington

#burdens #governments #history #laid #marvel