“When the curtain gets up, no one can help you”
The two Oscar -winning actor Denzel Washingtonin a recent interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning, described himself as Actor of the theater and not a film star.
Speaking on his role in the new production of Shakespeare’s Broadway “Othello”, which premiered at the Ethel Barrymore Theater and co -starred with Jake Gyllenhaal, Washington explained why he considers himself a theatrical actor.
“What is the definition of Hollywood actor? I myself, I am from Mount Vernon so I am an ‘actor of Mt. Vernon ‘”he said, referring to his hometown of New York.
“I don’t know what ‘Hollywood means’. Someone who is famous in cinema? A film actor, with great success in cinema? “ Washington, who has won two golden statues for his performances in the 1989 Glory and “Training Day” of 2001, continued.
And added: ‘I am an actor of the theater doing cinema – The reverse is not the case. I did theater first. I learned how to play on stage, not in cinema. Cinema is the director’s medium. You turn it around and then you leave and they are modeling, adding music and doing all that. Theater is the actor’s medium. When the curtain gets up, no one can help you. “
In the new production of Othello, which is already setting a record for tickets, in addition to Washington in the title role, Gyllenhal in the role of evil Jago. This is the first time the project has been going to Broadway after more than 40 years.
“Seriously, I haven’t been so excited about something I have done as for that,” the top actor said, expressing his enthusiasm for working with Gyllenhal and the opportunity to raise a Shakespearean production of this size.
According to People, the performances directed by Tony Award -winning Kenny Leon will end on Sunday, June 8th.
