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
I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
Interpretation
A role model is someone who inspires and teaches you through their actions and presence.
Denzel Washington emphasizes the significance of having a role model in one's life, describing them as mentors who are accessible and influential. By observing and interacting with these individuals regularly, we can learn valuable lessons and skills that can help guide our own paths and personal development.
In practice
In a graduation speech to inspire students about the importance of mentorship.
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 organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.
No one is bigger than the team. You're going to be on time, you're going play hard, you're going to know your job and you're going to know when to pass and shoot. If you can't do those four things you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are.
For organizations seriously committed to making teamwork a cultural reality, I'm convinced that 'the right people' are the ones who have three virtues in common - humility, hunger, and people smarts.
The measure of you as a leader is not what you do, but what others do because of what you do.
If we're afraid to stand in our own skin with those we work with, then how do we lead those who have no voice at all?
By blood a king, in heart a clown.
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