Denzel Washington Shares How He Was Taught Right From Wrong
By Movieguide® Contributor
Denzel Washington recently spoke about how he learned right from wrong and it changed the trajectory of his life.
“I was heading in the wrong direction [as a teenager], when you’re starting to get out there and be tempted by more adult things; but the very lessons I learned in the club I think helped to keep me from going too far,” Washington shared at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Conference in Chicago.
“I knew right from wrong; and that’s something you’re taught,” the actor continued. “It’s cliche to say, but it’s true, you’re really taught that in the club, right from wrong, and to be honest, and those kinds of lessons.”
Washington also gave a speech to staff members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America who worked to continue to provide services and support for kids during the pandemic.
“All of you have proven that you need and deserve to be at the table when the issues facing our children must be addressed,” he said in the speech. “Because when essential workers needed essential services for their children, you stepped up to provide those services.
“Because when many of our communities witnessed and experienced civil unrest, community leaders and law enforcement relied on you, club staff, to bring understanding and civility back to their communities,” Washington concluded.
Movieguide® previously reported on words of wisdom Washington shared with another young person:
Director, actor and producer Denzel Washington didn’t hesitate when an eighth-grade girl asked him for words of wisdom.
“God is love,” Washington responded in a webinar for JOURNAL FOR JORDAN. “God is light. He shines his light and his love through us and we share His love with the world. In this time, at this time when we are spiritually on shaky ground, I believe from a spiritual perspective that God is talking to us now. He’s shut all of us up.
“He’s given us this plague if you will, and told each and every one of us to go back to our tents all around the world in an instant. And He said to us, in my humble opinion, ‘Take a look at yourself, take a look at your family, take a look at those that you love, appreciate them because God is love,” the director continued.
But the advice didn’t stop there.
“I start everything I do in prayer. We started this movie in prayer, we started the first day of shooting and prayer. God is love, and without purpose, there’s no existence, so find your purpose in your life. Whatever it is you love, whatever you’re passionate about, and you don’t have to know what it is at [14]-years old, but true desire in the heart for anything good is God’s proof since beforehand to indicate that is yours already in the limitless realm of supply and demand. I always say anything good you want you can have for the taking, so pray about it.”
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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