"That's what I tell young actors. "You..." - Quote by Denzel Washington
That's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role."
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“There are films that I don't like, and then someone will come up to me and say it's their favorite movie. The movies belong to the people. You make them and you put them out. For me, I love the process of making films. For me, my favorite film is always my next one.”
“Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big.”
“In any profession it gets to be a grind.”
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“Sometimes you do know, in 'Commando' when I said 'I lied', I knew that it was going to be a funny line. I've never had a bad line.”
“Sometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it.”
“If I play a stupid girl and ask a stupid question, I've got to follow it through. What am I supposed to do, look intelligent?”
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“When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart.”
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.”
“Remember: A best-selling book usually follows a simple rule, It's a wonderful story, wonderfully told; not, It's a wonderfully told story.”