The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hardwork... family... never forgetting where we came from.
(Denzel Washington on American Gangster, 2007)

This is my home. This is where my business is, my wife, my mother, my family. This is my country, I ain't goin' nowhere.
(Denzel Washington on American Gangster, 2007)

Judges, lawyers, cops, politicians. They stop bringing dope into this country, about a hundred thousand people are gonna be out of a job.
(Russel Crowe on American Gangster, 2007)

The number one fear of people isn't dying, it's public speaking.
(Russel Crowe on American Gangster, 2007)

That's a clown suit. That's a costume, with a big sign on it that says "Arrest me". You understand? You're too loud, you're making too much noise. Listen to me, the loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.
(Denzel Washington on American Gangster, 2007)

See, ya are what ya are in this world. That's either one of two things: Either you're somebody, or you ain't nobody.
(Denzel Washington on American Gangster, 2007)