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Denzel Washington Calls Self ‘Mount Vernon Actor’ in Chat About Hollywood


Oscar winner Denzel Washington breaks down why he doesn’t think of himself as a ‘Hollywood actor’

The two-time Oscar winner is now returning to his theatrical roots and stars opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in a new revival of William Shakespeare’s Othello. Speaking to the broadcaster during a tour of NYC’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Washington further revealed how performing Shakespeare has changed through the years. “I bit my tongue almost half-off a few months ago,” Washington, 70, told the Saturday, February 8 episode of “The Interview” podcast from The New York Times.

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