Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Denzel Washington is someone I look up to.
What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to have me in it. But that happens with a lot of actors in Hollywood, not just with me.
Whether you know who Denzel Washington is or you don't, when he walks into the room, you're going to pay attention, because he's just such a powerful man.
The deaf community is nearly never portrayed accurately on television/film because most writers never took the time to immerse themselves in the deaf culture before portraying it on television. They also never got to know their deaf actors.
Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company.
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
Denzel Washington is a person I will always emulate. I emulate him because he focuses on real life. Because of that he has made me a better person.
Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those 'Nutty Professor' movies.
You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent.
Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading lips from across the room when the other person's back is turned or having other people parrot what they say.
No opposing quotes found.