Denzel Washington NAACP Image Awards 2017 Speech [ FULL VIDEO ]

thank you very much thank you thank you very much thank you Tennessee Williams Arthur Miller Eugene O'Neal Edward Alby August Wilson August Wilson is one of the greatest playwrights in the history of American or World Theater it is a privilege an honor a responsibility a duty and a joy to bring his Brilliance to the screen I am particularly proud and happy about the young filmmakers actors singers writers producers that are coming up behind my generation in particular Barry Jenkins young people understand this young man made 10 15 20 short films before he got the opportunity

to make moonlight so never give up without commitment you'll never start but more importantly without consistency you'll never finish it's not easy if it was easy there'd be no carry Washington if it was easy there'd be no to rajie Hensen P Henson if it were easy there'd be no Octavia Spencer but not only that if it were easy there'd be no Viola Davis if it were easy there'd be no Michael T Williamson no Steven mckenley Henderson no Russell Hornsby if it were easy there'd be no Denzel Washington so keep working keep striving never give up

fall down seven times get up eight ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship so keep moving keep growing keep learning see you at work