Denzel Washington

I walk by faith, not by sight.

— Denzel Washington

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

— Denzel Washington

There's racism everywhere.

— Denzel Washington

Family is life; acting is making a living.

— Denzel Washington

Bad guys need love too.

— Denzel Washington

Come on, I know bad acting when I hear it.

— Denzel Washington

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

— Denzel Washington

It's important for us to tell our stories.

— Denzel Washington

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

— Denzel Washington

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

— Denzel Washington

Every punch that's thrown is mine. Every punch that's caught, I catch…

— Denzel Washington

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

— Denzel Washington

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

— Denzel Washington

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.

— Denzel Washington

One good thing about acting in film is that it's good therapy.

— Denzel Washington

Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.

— 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…

— Denzel Washington

Put God first in everything you do ... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a…

— Denzel Washington

It could be that it's not that different. Circumstances, no matter what the color is, could be similar.

— Denzel Washington

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the…

— Denzel Washington

When you make a movie it's always interesting, because you end up in places you never would as a normal visitor or…

— Denzel Washington

When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked…

— Denzel Washington

When you don't understand something, you label it and condemn it" (94) - Danny Glover, "The Fundamental Things

— Denzel Washington

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

— Denzel Washington

[Saniyya Sidney] was very serious about her work and her craft, and she wanted to be good, and she wanted to work…

— Denzel Washington

“He taught us that everyone has a good story and the more of others you understand, the better your grasp of human…

— Denzel Washington

Religion to me is when man gets ahold of spirituality: "My god is right, yours is wrong." Religion to me is the…

— Denzel Washington

What we did [shooting "Fences"] was we got young students from Carnegie Mellon, the acting and theater students, and we had them…

— Denzel Washington

[Martin] Scorsese probably could have directed Schindler's List and [Steven] Spielberg probably could have directed Goodfellas. But it's as much to do…

— Denzel Washington

I didn't want to audition the kids so much; I just wanted to talk to them because I like seeing how they…

— Denzel Washington

It's strictly business. If I loan you $25 million, I want my money back. I don't want to hear about the social…

— Denzel Washington

We've all had some level of injustice, whether 20 years in prison, or 20 minutes sitting in your car waiting for a…

— Denzel Washington

I honestly believe, and I've said it many times, that the universal stems from the specific and I can't walk around with…

— Denzel Washington

I remember my father telling me that just like Troy, he could get me in with the water department where he worked…

— Denzel Washington

Just stick with your kids. There's no set of rules on how to be a parent. No handbook. Just hang around your…

— Denzel Washington

Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out 2,600 times in his career - the most in the history of…

— Denzel Washington

It was never my dream to be famous. I didn’t start acting to be a movie star. I started in the theater…

— Denzel Washington

I talked to my mother about it a lot. I asked her what it was like to grow up in New York…

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Every day, sincerely and without phoniness, Lou demonstrated by his actions how very vital it is - more than anything else -…

— Denzel Washington

I like to go to new places. To specify, it is to say that I like not knowing. I like knowing when…

— Denzel Washington