Denzel Washington

"When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel."

- Denzel Washington

"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"

- Denzel Washington

"There is nothing like being a father. It makes you a better man."

- Denzel Washington

"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means."

- Denzel Washington

"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what, in somebody's eyes, success means. For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me."

- Denzel Washington

"Success? I don’t know what that word means. I’m happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody’s eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That’s a good day for me."

- Denzel Washington

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it."

- Denzel Washington

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud, too. That's part of it."

- Denzel Washington

"I’ve been protected, I’ve been directed, I’ve been corrected. I’ve kept God in my life and it’s kept me humble. I didn’t always stick with Him but he always stuck with me."

- Denzel Washington

"I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially."

- Denzel Washington

"The best way to predict your future is to create it. Start now."

- Denzel Washington

"Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success. You've got to take risks."

- Denzel Washington

"My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back."

- Denzel Washington

"Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency."

- Denzel Washington

"At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… it’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back."

- Denzel Washington

"At the end it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back."

- Denzel Washington

"Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference."

- Denzel Washington

"You never know how or when you’ll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else."

- Denzel Washington