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 WashingtonRead
The lessons I learned in Sunday School have kept me on track
Interpretation
Valuable lessons from childhood can guide and support us throughout life.
Denzel Washington emphasizes the significance of early teachings, particularly those received in Sunday School, as foundational lessons that influence our moral and ethical compass. These teachings serve as a guiding framework, helping to keep individuals focused and grounded as they navigate the complexities of life.
In practice
In a graduation speech highlighting the importance of moral education.
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!
I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.
Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.
You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.
I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
Money doesn't buy happiness. Some people say it's a heck of a down payment, though.
None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.
Perfection is not necessary to make a real and lasting difference to other people's lives.
We suffer much agony because we try to get from people what only God can give us, which is a sense of worth and value. Look to God for what you need, not to people.
Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life's struggle.
If I wanted to doubt, then I could doubt endlessly, but at some point a person has to stop questioning and act, and at that point you have to trust something to be true. You have to act as if something is true, and so you choose the thing you have the most reason to believe in, you have to live in the world that you have the most hope in.
Do not let it be your aim to be something, but to be someone.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.