Denzel Washington is not from “Hollywood”.
The actor is not interested in calling a “Hollywood actor” – in fact, he does not think about himself in this way.
In a recent interview about CBS ‘News Sunday morning, the legendary performer recorded the record directly on how to see his craft, and insists that he is a theater actor first and foremost.
“What is the definition of a Hollywood actor? I am from Mount Vernon, so I am the representative of Mount Vernon,” Washington mocked, referring to his hometown in New York. “I don’t know what” Hollywood means. “
Washington, which won the Academy Awards for glory (1989) and Training Day (2001), continued to clarify that his roots are firmly planted on the stage.
“I am a theatrical actor filming; it’s not the opposite,” he explained.
“I did the stage first. I learned how to act on the stage, not on the movie.” While recognizing the power of cinema, he sees a fundamental difference in how the two mediums work.
“Films are a way to shoot movies. You shoot it, then I went, gathered and add music and do all of it. Theater is an actor. The curtain rises, no one can help you.”
Washington is currently proven that acting on the stage is still his first love because it takes the title of the title in the production of the new Broadway of Broadway. RatedBesides Jake Gillnhal in the role of Iag.