“It’s the only movie where I didn’t want to finish”: for Denzel Washington, it’s his best shooting!

Denzel Washington is undoubtedly one of the most talented actors of his generation. Two Oscars, he played everything, from Macbeth’s equal muscular tolerance, through a corrupt police (training day), human motivation hoster (John Q), a boxer incorrectly accused (a stormy carter) or a homophobic lawyer who agrees to protect sexual orientation.

Iconic

But none of his roles pointed to the public as much as Malcolm X, which he portrayed in 1992 by spike Lee. Evidence, the actor announced a critic Roger Ebert In 1992 it was Lei’s film “The only movie where I didn’t want to shoot (…). Specifically. Once used to, I no longer wanted to stop (…). You are in front of a hundred or a thousand people.

It must be said that Washington was intensively prepared for this very important role: “I was repeating all day long and, at 6pm, I started lessons to the nation of Islam. We were going and reading. They gave us discipline.

Oscar … if not!

At the time, the one who was later part of the seven mercenaries ended as his character and received his appointment for an Oscar for his performance. The statue of the best actor avoided him, but also in favor of a controversial actor who will stay in his throat for a long time.

However, he will be appointed, though he will receive a famous reward for his role Training DayAlmost ten years later. He won an Oscar for the Best Auxiliary role in 1990 for fame. His latest appointment dates date from Joel Cohen to Macbeth’s tragedy from 2022.