Denzel Washington explains why he doesnt consider himself a Hollywood actor

Refer to him correctly.Denzel Washington said that he doesn’t consider himself a “Hollywood actor” during his March 23 appearance on “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.

He was also nominated by the Academy for “Cry Freedom,” “Malcolm X,” “The Hurricane,” “Flight,” “Fences,” “Roman J.Israel, Esq.” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”Now, Washington is back on Broadway in the new “Othello” revival at Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

He stars in the production alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.Speaking about reimagining William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy to CBS, Washington said, “People, you know, they ordinarily think, ‘Oh yeah, it’s about jealousy.And he betrays him.’ No, it’s about two soldiers who trust each other with their lives.”Washington previously rejected being called “a big Hollywood star” in an interview with The Talks in 2012.“I’m an actor.

I’m called a star.That’s not what I am,” he said.

“First of all I’m a human being; my profession is...