2- Time Oscar Winner Denzel Washington Wants To Be Physically Assaulted By Wife For This One Reason While Filming
Acting is a fascinatingly complicated endeavor. The masters of the art form have various methods to get the nuances of the characters they play, right to a tee. Many of their ways may seem bizarre to some of us. And many do take it too far. But hey, if they’re happy doing it and it gets the job done, no reason to worry.
The mastery of acting of the two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington sports isn’t found often. It’s pure talent and love for the craft that has made the Training Day star a celebrated actor. The thespians of his rank take on various ways to give their all and more to the roles. But his ways to nail a scene are simple but effective.
Physical Assault is Denzel Washington’s Alternate To Method Acting
It is quite trendy among actors to take weeks, even months to prepare for a role. Method acting is the norm with great performances. From Robert De Niro to Meryl Streep, the best actors swear by it. Denzel Washington, to put it simply, is not like the other actors. He admitted he neither has the time nor the patience to pull something like that off. He instead prefers that his wife help him out to ace a scene.
In an interview with Variety, he commented on how his The Little Things co-star, Jared Leto’s way was drastically different from his and he couldn’t be bothered.
“I stayed away from him. He stayed away from me, respectfully.”
Answering a question regarding how he performs his infamous crying scenes, he joked:
“My wife stands off camera and she slaps the taste out of my mouth right on action.”
That’s right, instead of bringing their work home, the couple brings their home at work. A perfect balance. The Genius actress is required for Washington on set. He prefers her being there to get his emotions and particularly his tear ducts flowing.
Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington’s Love Story
Denzel Washington and his wife Paulette have been married for four decades. When it comes to Hollywood marriages, it is quite the lesser-known accomplishment. They met in 1977, on the set of a TV movie Wilma. It was the Glory actor’s first acting role. Washington on Live with Kelly and Ryan in 2018, recalled this encounter with one of the track stars, now his wife.
“I didn’t meet her then, I saw her then.
The couple was later reintroduced at a party through mutual friends. And happened to bump into each other at a play. That’s how they started. Washington proposed to his now-wife thrice. She said yes the third time.
Source: Variety
