Denzel Washington explains why he doesn’t consider himself a ‘Hollywood actor’
nypost.com“CBS Sunday Morning.”“What’s the definition of a Hollywood actor?” Washington asked during the interview. “Myself, I’m from Mt.
Vernon, so I’m a ‘Mt. Vernon actor.’ I don’t know what ‘Hollywood’ means.” “Somebody who’s famous on film? A film actor, great success on film?” the New York native continued.Washington described himself as “a stage actor who does film; it’s not the other way around.”“I did stage first.
I learned how to act on stage, not on film,” he explained. “Movies are a filmmaker’s medium. You shoot it, and then you’re gone and they cut together and add music and do all of that.
Theater is an actor’s medium. The curtain goes up, nobody can help you.”Washington began his career acting in off-Broadway productions, before making his feature film debut in the 1981 comedy drama “Carbon Copy.”Since then, Washington has starred in dozens of popular movies, winning Oscars for his roles in “Glory” in 1990 and “Training Day” in 2002.
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