Denzel Washington Explains Why He “Made Some Real Clunkers” Following Breakout Role In ‘Malcolm X’
Denzel Washington Explains Why He "Made Some Real Clunkers" Following Breakout Role In 'Malcolm X' https://t.co/DNVJAJnDFE
- Deadline (@DEADLINE) November 16, 2024
Denzel Washington knows he made some bad choices at an earlier stage in his career.
“After Malcolm X [1992] I made some real clunkers. Look them up - I won’t say their names. They are all in the 1990s. But I was earning. I had responsibilities. In life, you learn, earn and then you return - as in give back. So if your life is 90 years long, up until 30 you learn and from 30 to 60 you earn… so in that era I was earning. With a great agent, my career built into making money and so the earning kicked in and then life also kicked in, with bills, four kids and a house …”
Titles from that era include hits including The Pelican Brief, Crimson Tide, The Preacher’s Wife, Much Ado About Nothing and Courage Under Fire. And he also earned two Oscars.
The most searched terms under his name on the internet is “Can Denzel Washington make a bad movie?”
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