Denzel Washington也有講過,他剛入行不久時,有人找過他演一個被戲稱叫做 "The N****a they couldn't kill" 的角色 (要被吊脖子然後一直死不了),當時他已小有名氣但還是窮窮的,而對方開出6萬美金的酬勞在當時對他根本天價。後來他有去請教認識的業界前輩,對方給了一個他永遠難忘的建議 "Denzel I can't tell you what to do, but I can tell you that the first 3~4 roles you choose to perform in this industry will be received as how others should perceive you in the future", 然後他就去問片商說如果把這個吊脖子的黑人變成毒氣室的猶太人,應該也會蠻好笑的,結果被片商嚴厲拒絕,所以他就知道他不該接這個角色,之後六個月他就獲得演出Cry Freedom的機會了。 所以要正常成功真的要很多運氣跟勇氣。