I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.
Denzel WashingtonThat's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role."
Denzel WashingtonSometimes when you're the good guy, you're sort of trapped. "Oh, he can't say that." And even when you're playing a real person like a Steven Biko, you're sort of stuck within those confines. So yeah, bad guys do have more fun.
Denzel WashingtonI've just directed a film called The Great Debaters, which is inspired by a true story about a young college debating team in the thirties and two of those people are still alive and we put them on tape on the film and I'm sure that will be added to the DVD, and to get the opportunity to do that is very cool.
Denzel Washington