Lol. Denzel isn't going to miss this one

[charlie]

First to arrive, front row and CENTER.

[riverdale]

1. He knows he's going to be playing Obama at some point

[snappyturtle]

4. I hope so! nt

[Reader Rabbit]

45. I dunno: Will Smith has the ear advantage.

Also, Denzel's not skinny enough anymore.

[MountainLaurel]

2. That is frickin' awesome

:rofl:

[IndyOp]

3. That is GOOD --

:rofl:

...and thank you, Mr. Washington, for representing!

[rvablue]

5. Now that is respect! n/t

[Robb]

6. Nice. /nt

[seabeyond]

7. that is soooo cool. too cool. i love that. gotta save to show my boys

thanks.... just hits me perfectly

[charlie]

8. For your boys

[seabeyond]

9. thank you..... n/t

[Theres-a]

10. Nice. nt

[knitter4democracy]

11. Dayum, he's a fine looking man.

My favorite work of his is still Much Ado About Nothing. Tight. leather. pants.

[bliss_eternal]

17. Mmmmmmm.

:loveya:

So need to rent that.

[knitter4democracy]

24. I used to show that movie to my high school students.

They'd start whining that it was Shakespeare, but then I'd tell them the women were in pretty sheer white, low-cut dresses and the men in tight leather pants, and somehow, they always managed to pay attention. ;)

[bliss_eternal]

27. LOL! LOL!

Clearly, you know how to reach them. :P

[knitter4democracy]

28. I was just following Shakespeare's example.

I will admit, though, that explaining the nurse's joke in R&J and the meaning of the word "dugs" and what her job really was probably wasn't my finest moment as a teacher, but at least it got them laughing and enjoying the play, if just for a moment.

I still giggle over explaining the watchman's jokes in Macbeth at the Catholic girls school where I first taught. "It makes a man stand to and not stand to" practically brought the house down. :D

[bliss_eternal]

29. Oh NO!

:spray:

To have been a fly on the wall in that room! :rofl:

[knitter4democracy]

32. R&J was in student teaching.

My cooperating teacher was not amused. Heh. Hey, it got the kids reading it for the dirty jokes, so there. :P

Former high school English teacher, and I can't spell. *sigh*

[bliss_eternal]

36. No worries.

Former college english major, here. You wouldn't believe all the friggin' grammar and typing errors I've made on this board.
:blush: So embarassing.

[roguevalley]

39. I got to see the nudie version of ROmeo and Juliet in the theater

in school and I can remember the AWESOME stammering about being 'appropriate' and all. SNICKER! Its still funny after all these years.

[knitter4democracy]

44. Well, that scene with them in bed is supposed to be, um, them in bed.

That was always fun to explain, too. Heh.

[charlie]

33. Haw!

Funny thing is, it looks like a shot from one of his movies. If he keeps throwing those Denzel "looks", the whole front row will stay empty.

"Uuuuuh-HUH! So you're just gonna sit down here like it's your due, your right, like you belong here. Is that what you're sayin'? Well, alright. Alright then. Sit yourself down. No, no, go on, sit down."

[knitter4democracy]

34. I'd giggle like a schoolgirl and probably faint before getting too close.

I've always found him amazingly gorgeous. You're right, though, that's his tough look. *shiver* I definitely would've embarrassed myself if I had to sit near him.

[bliss_eternal]

37. A friend used to see him at church

frequently.

(((swoon)))

I don't know how my friend managed to make it through an entire service.
Can you imagine? Taking communion.....w/Denzel.

(sigh)

[knitter4democracy]

43. *sigh*

I wouldn't hear a thing of the sermon, that's for sure. Mmmmmm.

[Reader Rabbit]

46. Speak it!

Whenever I watch Much Ado, I scream, "Idiot!" at Beatrice when she says she won't have him for a husband!

[knitter4democracy]

48. Oh, me too.

If anyone else had directed it, Branaugh and Denzel would've been switched in the casting. He would've been awesome in that part, as he's got great timing, and Benedick's all about great timing.

The best Benedick I've ever seen, though, was Colm Feore at the Stratford (Canada) Shakespeare Festival. He was amazing, sexy, and very, very good. *sigh*

[formercia]

12. I guess security had nothing better to do...

:rofl:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. What they're thinking:

"Will I look like a dork if I ask for an autograph?"

[NashVegas]

13. Wonderful Shot

Really great.

[AsahinaKimi]

31. He is just too cool

For words!

[suffragette]

14. Great pic

Anticipation!

[bliss_eternal]

16. Oh wow...!

Thanks for this--great picture!

I'm bookmarking this to show to friends later.

[bliss_eternal]

18. I was amazed by the array of celebrities in attendance...

...and somehow I missed seeing denzel, until this pic.

I saw Magic Johnson, Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Dustin Hoffman, Annie Liebovitz, Mohammad Ali...

[bunny planet]

19. Bonus for today.

I loves me some Denzel. So cool, thanks for posting.

[ebdarcy]

20. Great photo.

[cynatnite]

21. I love that! n/t

[zippy890]

22. funny, I thought he was a republican

nice pic.

[kwolf68]

30. He is a Republican

But maybe he isn't one of the crazy ones and decided to actually seize this moment in history. Plus maybe he really does care about this nation and wants to work together.

If he's THAT type of Republican, then we can work with him, but from everything I've ever seen he is a Republican.

[bliss_eternal]

38. He said some nice things...

...on the red carpet of an awards show--the year we'd just gone to war. A reporter was asking asinine questions, and he made it clear he was answering no nonsense when so many were concerned about the state of the nation, their family members fighting, etc.

I'm paraphrasing--but it wasn't a republican type of statement. Just respectful and conscious of where people's hearts and minds were at that time.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

40. Newsmeat has 100% of all his contributions to Dems.

[bliss_eternal]

41. That's great news!

Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

I honestly wasn't aware of his political affiliation. I thought if someone here said he was repubican, maybe he'd shared he was. Or someone assumed he was because Mr. Washington didn't bother to correct the assumption.

He's known for working hard to not identify w/anything that may alienate his fan base (those that pay to see his films).

[charlie]

42. Newsmeat has his contributions to Obama

I haven't seen any other Dems. FWIW, the National Black Republican Association claims him as a Repub.

http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.BlackGOP#denzelwashington

[Flying Dream Blues]

23. Love Denzel! nt

[ShadesOfGrey]

25. Nice pic! k&r

[skeewee08]

26. Luv me some Denzel:-)

[shadowknows69]

35. No doubt, is that the script to the "Obama" biopic next to him?

[theboss]

47. I run shit here! Y'all just live here!

He probably didn't say that. But I like to pretend he did.