Denzel Washington

“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!”

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

“You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of 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.”

“Growing up I didn't watch movies.”

“I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies.”

“What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there's probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It's not you. It's them. And a lot of times, its about something that's completely out of their control”

“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.”

“In any profession it gets to be a grind.”

“I like talking. I like acting.”

“I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter.”

“Every day, sincerely and without phoniness, Lou demonstrated by his actions how very vital it is - more than anything else - to understand and appreciate the people who work with you...Do your job well, but always remember that the people you work with are your most valuable asset. Embrace them. Honor them. Respect them" (206) - "Prescriptions for Success" by John Schuerholz”

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

“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.”

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

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

“I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.”