Quotes from Denzel Washington

I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

If you don't love your fellow man, women, person, then you don't have anything. If you don't treat your neighbor as you would want to be treated that to me is the fundamental message.

Even though the story [Fences] is set during the 1950s, some contemporary women might have trouble understanding her decision.

Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.

I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night so that you gotta get on your knees in the morning to find them. And while you're down there thank God for grace and mercy and understanding.

We just had to stay out-of-the-way [in Fences]. [August Wilson] already wrote a masterpiece. And you really don't know how it's going to work until you get it in front of an audience.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

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 (20) - Denzel Washington, So that We Might Follow

Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do!

I say luck is when an opportunoty comes along, and you're prepared for it.

Don't just aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.