Actor Denzel Washington took a short break from acting to give a graduation speech at the University of Pennsylvania. The actor confessed to a bit of stage fright and told his audience that he was scared to “make a fool of myself” by leaving his comfort zone and speaking at an academic ceremony.
The star of “Malcolm X” and “Philadelphia” and countless other movies then encouraged graduates to “have the guts to fail.”
He says, “If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.”
Denzel said that an older woman prophesied to him when he was 20 years old, and told him he would speak in front of millions. This after nearly getting kicked out of college for poor grades.
“You will never see a U-haul behind a hearse. You can’t take it with you” says Washington.
Denzel Washington: “Man Gives Us The Award, God Gives Us The Reward”
