Revenge is a meal best served cold.

I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

Denzel Washington: I like the collaboration, I like seeing people do well, so I really plan to direct the rest of my days.

I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

It just happened that we did [Fences] seven years ago on Broadway. Scott Rudin brought me August Wilson's original screenplay for it, and I realized I hadn't read the play. So I read it. Then I realized that Troy (my character) was 53 - and I was 55 at the time. I realized I better hurry up! I might be too old!

Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.