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Denzel Washington Quotes

Total quotes: 47
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed, if you do read it, you’re misinformed.”
— Denzel Washington, Denzel Washington doesn’t see his new film ‘Fences’ as political
Tagged: Media, Misinformation
“Oh where, Oh where has my little Jake gone? Oh where, oh where can he be?”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Singing, oh where
“See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things: Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody.”
— Frank Lucas, American Gangster
Tagged: Somebody, nobody
“To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Sheep, Wolf, Predator, Prey
“Take that dick and stick it up that funky little ass of yours, bitch. Damn, I'm thirsty.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: dick, ass, funky, thirsty
“I don't scratch my head unless it itches and I don't dance unless I hear some music. I will not be intimidated. That's just the way it is.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Dancing, Intimidation
“I'm not gonna talk to you tonight about winnin' and losin'. You're already winners 'cause you didn't kill each other up at camp.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Winning, Losing
“There are five basic contaminants in a crime scene. I'll skip to the worse one. Other cops.”
— Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector
Tagged: contaminants, Crime scene, Cops
“Elderly Man: In the church, they say to forgive.

Creasy: Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting.”
— Creasy, Man on Fire
Tagged: Church, forgiveness, Murder, Revenge Movies
“Alonzo Harris: I had lunch with the Wise Men today. They say you gotta render unto Caesar.

Roger: [in his home] Fuckin' vampires want my pension!”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: wise men, Taxes, render unto caesar, Pension
“Lou Jacobs: [in a steakh ouse restaurant] I don't know why I'm talking to you. I don't talk to dead men.

Alonzo Harris: I ain't dead yet. Fuckin' prick.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: dead men, ain't dead yet, Fucking, Prick
“In my humble opinion, in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself.”
— Lt. Commander Ron Hunter, Crimson Tide
Tagged: Best Military Movies, Nuclear Weapons, Enemy, War
“Coach Paul 'Doc' Hines: You have twelve brothers and sisters?

Coach Boone: Eight.

Coach Paul 'Doc' Hines: Yeah, twelve sounds better.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: brothers, Sisters, big families
“People who say they knew right away are lying! It's a marathon, not a sprint.”
— Denzel Washington, Oprah Interview
Tagged: Guy Advice, Relationship Advice
“Coach Yoast: [after winning the state championship] I know football, and what you did with those boys. You were the right man for the job, Coach!

Coach Boone: You're a Hall of Famer in my book! [both raise game ball in victory]”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Hall of Fame, Football
“What a day. What a motherfuckin' day.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: motherfucking, Bad Day
“Smiley: [to Jake, before Moreno, sniper, Smiley drag him into the bathroom and lift him into the tub ] You got the right to be bitch-slapped.

Alonzo Harris: [to Jake] They build jails 'cause of me.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: bitch-slapped, Jails
“Put that hand on me again, you won't get it back.”
— Eli, The Book of Eli
Tagged: Intense Lines, Fighting
“You disloyal, fool-ass, bitch-made punk.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: disloyal, foolish ass, bitch-made, Punk, Insult
“Motherfucker. You shot me in the ass.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Motherfucker, shot in the ass
“This shit's chess, it ain't checkers.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Chess, Shit, checkers
“Shit, you can shoot me, but you can't kill me.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Shit, shoot, Kill
“This is no democracy. It is a dictatorship. I am the law.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Democracy, Dictatorship, Law
“We will be perfect in every aspect of the game. You drop a pass, you run a mile. You miss a blocking assignment, you run a mile. You fumble the football, and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts and then you will run a mile. Perfection. Let's go to work.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Perfect, Perfection, John Brown
“Now I may be a mean cuss. But I'm the same mean cuss with everybody out there on that football field. The world don't give a damn about how sensitive these kids are, especially the young black kids. You ain't doin' these kids a favor by patronizing them. You crippling them; You crippling them for life.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: black kids, Sensitive, Patronizing, crippling
“I'm a winner. I'm going to win.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: winning and losing, Winner, Confidence
“You listen. And you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together, right now, on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed -- just like they were. I don't care if you like each other or not. But you will respect each other. And maybe -- I don't know -- maybe we'll learn to play this game like men.”
— Denzel Washington, Remember The Titans
Tagged: Motivational Speeches, Motivational Quotes, motivation
“King Kong ain't got shit on me!”
— Detective Alonzo Harris, Training Day
“Don't be afraid to go outside the box. Don't be afraid to think outside the box. Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big. But remember, dreams without goals are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment. Have dreams, but have goals.”
— Denzel Washington, 13 Best Pieces of Advice From 2015 Celebrity Commencement Speeches
“You look like a bunch of fifth-grade sissies after a cat fight! You got anger, that's good you're gonna need it, you got aggression that's even better you're gonna need that, too. But any little two-year-old child can throw a fit! Football is about controlling that anger, harnessing that aggression into a team effort to achieve perfection!”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Fifth Grade, Anger, Aggression, Children, Perfection
“Joe Miller: [to Jamey Collins on the witness stand] are you gay?

Jamey Collins: [confused] what?

Joe Miller: [gradually raising his voice] are you gay?, You know a faggot? A punk, a fruit, a queen, a fairy a booby snatcher, rump roaster, pillow biter, ARE YOU GAY?”
— Joe Miller, Philadelphia
Tagged: gay, faggot, Homophobia, Pillow Biter, LGBT Movies
“You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose. You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no doubt about it. … Never be discouraged. Never hold back. Give everything you’ve got. And when you fall throughout life — and maybe even tonight after a few too many glasses of champagne — fall forward.”
— Denzel Washington
Tagged: Failure, Giving Up, Acceptance, Inspiring
“Coach Boone: Lastik. I want you to tell me something about one of your black teammates.

Louie Lastik: [shouts] Sir yes, sir! I'm roomin' with Blue, sir! And I noticed that he wears that leopard-spotted underwear, Sir! Bikini-style, sir!

Coach Boone: OK. How about someone who's not your roommate?

Louie Lastik: Sir, I eat lunch with Rev. That's Jerry Harris, sir. People call him that 'cause he's always praying and he won't abide with a foul tongue, sir!

Coach Boone: And what's the Rev going to do after high school?

Louie Lastik: I don't know. Go to college and all that stuff, I guess.

Coach Boone: What about you? You going to college?

Louie Lastik: [laughs] No, not me coach. I ain't a brainiac like Rev.

Coach Boone: Think you got a future in football?

Louie Lastik: Heck no! I figured as long I'm going to be in school, I might as well hit some people while I'm at it.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: College, high school, Football, black players
“[to the residents of The Jungle] Aww, you motherfuckers. Okay. Alright. I'm putting cases on all you bitches. Huh. You think you can do this shit... Jake. You think you can do this to me? You motherfuckers will be playing basketball in Pelican Bay when I get finished with you. SHU program, nigga. 23 hour lockdown. I'm the man up in this piece. You'll never see the light of... who the fuck do you think you're fucking with? I'm the police, I run shit around here. You just live here. Yeah, that's right, you better walk away. Go on and walk away... 'cause I'm gonna' burn this motherfucker down. King Kong ain't got shit on me. That's right, that's right. Shit, I don't, fuck. I'm winning anyway, I'm winning... I'm winning any motherfucking way. I can't lose. Yeah, you can shoot me, but you can't kill me.”
— Alonzo Harris, Training Day
Tagged: Motherfuckers, Shit, king kong, Winning
“This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we are still fighting among ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubblin' with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family. You listen, and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don't care if you like each other of not, but you will respect each other. And maybe... I don't know, maybe we'll learn to play this game like men.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Gettysburg, Manliness, Sacrifice, Hallowed Ground
“Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass: I can't make that pitch, Coach.

Coach Boone: Yes you can. When I was fifteen years old I lost my mother and my father in the same month Ronnie, same month. Twelve brothers and sisters I was the youngest one of them, now I wasn't ready either, but they needed me. Your team needs you tonight, you're the colonel, you're going to command your troops! Twins right 48 zero read, go!”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Teamwork, Overcoming, Determination
“Coach Boone: Are your parents here?

Bertier: There's my mother.

Coach Boone: Good. [nods his head at Gerry's mom] You take a look at her. Cause once you step on that bus you aint got your mama no more. You got your brothers on the team and you got your daddy. You know who your daddy is, doncha? Gary, if you want to play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you who is your daddy? Who's your daddy, Gary? Who's your daddy?

Bertier: You.

Coach Boone: And whose team is this, Gerry? Is this your team? Or is this your daddy's team?

Bertier: Yours.

Coach Boone: Now get on the bus. Put on your jacket first and then get on the bus.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Family, Parents, mother, Brother
“Sheryl Yoast: Coach Boone, you did a good job up here. You ran a tough camp from what I can see.

Coach Boone: Well I'm very happy to have the approval of a five-year-old.

Sheryl Yoast: I'm nine and a half, thank you very much.

Coach Boone: Why don't you get this little girl, some pretty dolls or something coach?

Coach Yoast: I've tried. She loves football.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Football, young girls
“Coach Boone: It's all right. We're in a fight. You boys are doing all that you can do. Anybody can see that. Win or lose... We gonna walk out of this stadium tonight with our heads held high. Do your best. That's all anybody can ask for.

Big Ju: No, it ain't Coach. With all due respect, uh, you demanded more of us. You demanded perfection. Now, I ain't saying that I'm perfect, 'cause I'm not. And I ain't gonna never be. None of us are. But we have won every single game we have played till now. So this team is perfect. We stepped out on that field that way tonight. And, uh, if it's all the same to you, Coach Boone, that's how we want to leave it.

Coach Yost: Yeah. I hope you boys have learned as much from me this year as I've learned from you. You've taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than the look of him. And I guess it's about time I joined the club.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Respect, Perfection, winning and losing
“Petey Jones: [has hand raised for a high-five and is smiling]

Coach Boone: Put your hand down.
[Petey does as told]

Coach Boone: You're smiling.

Petey Jones: Yes.

Coach Boone: Yes, sir. Why are you smiling?

Petey Jones: 'Cause I love football. Football is fun.

Coach Boone: Fun, sir? It's fun?

Petey Jones: Yes.

Coach Boone: You sure?

Petey Jones: I think...

Coach Boone: Now you're thinkin'. First you smile, then you thinkin'. You think football is still fun?

Petey Jones: Uh, yes.

Coach Boone: Sir.

Petey Jones: Yes—no, sir.

Coach Boone: No?

Petey Jones: Um, it was fun.

Coach Boone: Not anymore though, is it? Is it?

Petey Jones: Not right now, no.

Coach Boone: No, it's not fun anymore. Not even a little bit.

Petey Jones: Uh... no.

Coach Boone: Make up your mind. Think since you're thinking. Go on, think. Is it fun?

Petey Jones: No, sir.

Coach Boone: No? Absolutely not?

Petey Jones: Zero fun, sir.

Coach Boone: [addresses team] All right, listen up! I'm Coach Boone. I'm gonna tell you about how much... *fun* you're gonna have this season.”
— Coach Herman Boone, Remember the Titans
Tagged: Football, Fun, smiling, Thinking
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