Denzel Washington, who is respected for his consistent success rate as much as his talent when it comes to filmmaking, reveals that he knows he made some bad choices early on in his career.
The two-time Oscar winner, who plays slave owner Macrinus Second gladiatorHe said. Times of London:
“After Malcolm X [1992] I’ve made some real clunkers. Look them up – I won’t say their names. They’re all in the nineties. But I was earning. I had responsibilities.”
Washington added by way of explanation:
“In life, you learn, you earn, and then you come back, as in giving back. So, if you’re 90 years old, until you’re 30 you learn, and from 30 to 60 you earn… So in that era I was earning.
“With a great agent, my career was built on making money, and so the earning started and then life started too, with bills and four kids and a house…”
A quick scan of Washington’s IMDb reveals that he may be hard on himself. Titles from that era include hit songs including Swan Briefs, Crimson tide, Preacher’s wife, Much ado about nothing and Courage Under Fire.
He also won two Oscars, the first for Best Supporting Actor in a movie Kudos in 1990 and the second for Best Actor Training day in 2002. Times He noted that one of the most searched terms for his name online is “Can Denzel Washington make a bad movie?”
For his role in Second wrestlerIf he’s stealing all the good notices for his supporting role, he told the newspaper that it’s because the audience always sees too much of his character on screen:
“You bring yourself to this part. I think I’m a good guy. I try to do the right thing. I’m a simple guy and I got a great job, so, maybe, when you walk into my movies, you say, ‘Denzel? He’s a good guy – we’ve seen him in other things where he’s had that goodness. You bring yourself to your work, whatever it is. And I try to help people.”
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