I have a friend who says `the first 50 was for them, this 50`s for me`. I like that. The weirdest part of it, or even the saddest part, is that you start to see people die. You go `Man! He wasn`t even that old`. I lost a friend recently who died of a hear...
(on making movies) It`s simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they`re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it`s what they see. That`s wher...
(1998 quote on his career) In any craft or artistic endeavor you want to do different things. You want to go to different places, you want to find different ways to go about it. You may have your constants, but you`re looking to go into new territories, n...
I`m very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That`s my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it`s not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
(on having to do publicity) I`m an actor, so that`s the bottom line. I`m not a marketing whatever. My strength does not lie in marketing a product called `Denzel.` That`s not what I do. My strength lies in playing a part and hopefully entertaining and aff...