In 2002, Ethan Hawke was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Antoine Fuqua’s crime thriller Training Day. Although he lost the award to Jim Broadbent for his performance in Richard Eyre’s Iris, he immediately gained valuable insight from his co-star Denzel Washington, who won the best actor Oscar that same night.
During a recent interview on the show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” asked the host Ethan Hawke On this anecdote, according to which, after his defeat, Denzel Washington He whispered in her ear:It’s better not to win. Losing was better.“
“You don’t want a reward to improve your status. You want to improve your price status. That’s what he thinks“, he said Ethan Hawke On advice from a colleague on Oscar night.
“The Greatest Actor of Our Generation”
during the interview Ethan Hawke compared to Denzel Washington baseball icon Babe Ruth because “Ultimately, he is the greatest actor of our generation“, she said.
“That’s what I’m talking about when I talk about playing with Babe Ruth. Oscar has more power because Denzel has two. It didn’t elevate who he was.“
“This experience and this voice that I started playing with Denzel every day, you know, his imagination is so perfect“- explained the actor. “I imagine it would be interesting to see how Babe Ruth tied her shoes. As soon as you see someone working, that’s an entrance, like every other room you can enter in this profession. And it really inspired me to pursue my chosen profession at this level.“
during his career, Ethan Hawke He was nominated for four Academy Awards: two for Best Supporting Actor training day (2001) and Boyhood (2014) and two for Best Adapted Screenplay, Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013).
remind you training day (2001) outstanding Ethan Hawke In place of Jake Hoyt, a rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department who decided to become an inspector requested a 24-hour probationary period with Master Sergeant Alonzo Harris.Denzel Washington), a drug war veteran with twelve years of experience in the city’s hottest neighborhoods.
When asked if he wanted to win an Oscar for his performance, the actor replied:No. I mean, yeah, I guess. That is, I would not have. I sat next to Denzel Washington at the Oscars and was nominated against Ian McKellen. I already won. It was impossible not to see everything differently“, he concluded.
Ethan Hawke Currently on a press tour to promote his latest directorial venture Wildcat, in which his daughter Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) stars as novelist Flannery O’Connor. The film was released in American theaters on May 3. It doesn’t have a release date in France yet.
Special performances by Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke can still be seen on Training Day, available on VOD.
Watch the Wildcat trailer below:
Source: Allocine
Rose James is a Gossipify movie and series reviewer known for her in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the latest releases. With a background in film studies, she provides engaging and informative reviews, and keeps readers up to date with industry trends and emerging talents.
