EntertainmentDenzel Washington confesses that he caused ‘real problems’ after Malcolm

One of the great actors of Hollywood, Denzel Washington went through some problems in his career, especially in the 1990s, after starring Malcolm X (1992) and cause “real problems.”

Directed by Spike Lee and also starring Angela Bassett (Dr. Betty Shabazz), Delroy Lindo (West Indian Archie), Albert Hall (Baines), Theresa Randle (Laura), Giancarlo Esposito (Thomas Hayer), Lonette McKee (Louise Little), between others. Read the synopsis below:

The African-American leader Malcolm X his father was murdered by Klu Klux Klan and his mother hospitalized for insanity. Arrested at 20 years of age, Malcolm converts to Islam and begins to preach his ideals.

In an interview with The Times, washington admitted how he got involved in several low-quality projects to support himself financially. In the conversation, the artist did not mention what bad projects he accepted for money. However, at the time, he participated in failures such as Virtual Assassin (1995), New York under siege (1998), The Bone Collector (1999), The Pelican Dossier (1993) and An Angel in My Life (1996).

“Look for them – I won’t say the titles. They’re all in the 1990s. But I was winning. I had responsibilities,” he said. “In life, you learn, you earn and then you give back – how to give back. So if your life is 90 years, until you are 30 you learn and from 30 to 60 you earn. At that time I was earning… with a great agent, my career It was built to make money, and then the earning started and then life started too, with bills, four kids and a house.”

I watch few films. So I can’t say that I grew up loving movies and that I would escape them.

Finally, Denzel Washington admitted that he rarely watches his own films more than once: “I watch them to know what I’m talking about. But I haven’t watched the films of my past from beginning to end, not even Malcolm X. All you see is what you did wrong. Besides, why would you do that?”