{"id":28173,"date":"2025-12-31T03:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=28173"},"modified":"2025-12-31T03:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:04:06","slug":"denzel-washington-shrugs-off-hollywood-validation-im-tired-of-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=28173","title":{"rendered":"Denzel Washington Shrugs Off Hollywood Validation: \u201cI\u2019m Tired of Movies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spike Lee Still Thinks \u201cMalcolm X\u201d Was a Robbery<\/span><\/h3>\n

Three decades after Malcolm X<\/em> hit theaters, Spike Lee isn\u2019t backing down: Denzel Washington should have taken home the Best Actor Oscar. During a GQ video interview promoting their new film Highest 2 Lowest<\/em>, Lee once again lamented the Academy\u2019s 1993 decision to give the award elsewhere. Yet Washington, ever the picture of calm resolve, brushed off the slight with 14 words that reveal his enduring perspective: \u201cI\u2019ve been at this a long time \u2014 I don\u2019t care about Oscars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Career Too Full for the Cinema<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the same interview with Lee and co-star A$AP Rocky, Washington made a surprising confession: he doesn\u2019t even watch movies anymore. \u201cI don\u2019t watch movies, man. I really don\u2019t,\u201d he said with a laugh. \u201cI don\u2019t go to the movies. I don\u2019t watch movies. \u2026 I\u2019m tired of movies. Yeah.\u201d When Lee pressed him on just how many he\u2019s made, Washington guessed: \u201cToo many. I think 50!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not hyperbole. The two-time Oscar winner has racked up over 40 credits since his 1981 debut in Carbon Copy<\/em>, shaping modern cinema through roles that balance gravitas with charisma. His latest, Highest 2 Lowest<\/em>, marks his fifth collaboration with Lee after Mo\u2019 Better Blues<\/em>, Malcolm X<\/em>, He Got Game<\/em>, and Inside Man<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beyond the Gold Statues<\/span><\/h3>\n

Washington\u2019s casual dismissal of awards isn\u2019t new\u2014but it has struck a chord with fans. He went viral earlier this year after telling the \u201cJake\u2019s Takes\u201d podcast that accolades never factor into his choices: \u201cI don\u2019t do it for Oscars. I don\u2019t care about that kind of stuff. \u2026 Man gives the award. God gives the reward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He added that on life\u2019s final day, a golden statue won\u2019t matter: \u201cOn my last day, [Oscars] aren\u2019t going to do me a bit of good.\u201d Even his trophies don\u2019t hold much sentimental weight: \u201cPeople ask me, \u2018Where do I keep it?\u2019 Well, next to the other one. I\u2019m not bragging! Just telling you how I feel about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Lee-Washington Legacy Continues<\/span><\/h3>\n

Despite Washington\u2019s insistence that he\u2019s \u201ctired of movies,\u201d his partnership with Lee continues to generate excitement. Highest 2 Lowest<\/em>, now in select theaters and streaming on Apple TV+, showcases a creative relationship spanning over 30 years\u2014one that has repeatedly reshaped the boundaries of Black storytelling in Hollywood.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Lee, Washington remains the actor who should have been crowned for Malcolm X<\/em>. For Washington, the work has always been its own reward. As he reminded audiences: \u201cI\u2019ve been at this a long time\u2014I don\u2019t care about Oscars.\u201d In an industry obsessed with validation, his indifference might be the most powerful statement of all.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spike Lee Still Thinks \u201cMalcolm X\u201d Was a Robbery Three decades after Malcolm X hit theaters, Spike Lee isn\u2019t backing down: Denzel Washington should have taken home the Best Actor Oscar. During a GQ video interview promoting their new film Highest 2 Lowest, Lee once again lamented the Academy\u2019s 1993 decision to give the award…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}