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.
The librarian spoke in a reverential whisper. Corliss knew she'd misjudged this passionate woman. Maybe she dressed poorly, but she was probably great in bed, certainly believed in God and goodness, and kept an illicit collection of overdue library books on her shelves.
Take what's useful, discard what is not.
Soul, if you want to learn secrets,⨠your heart must forget about shame⨠and dignity. You are God's lover,⨠yet you worry what people are saying.
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
I've learned that many of the worst things lead to the best things, that no great thing is achieved without a couple of bad, bad things on the way to them, and that the bad things that happen to you bring, in some cases, the good things.
It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.
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