Darevolution

Ethan Hawke says Denzel Washington told him he did not deserve to win an Oscar yet “I saw the whole thing as a victory lap. I knew that were not for the great light of Denzel’s performance, nobody would even notice me” “I was amused. Hey, look, you know who I was nominated against? Ian McKellen for Gandalf. One of the greatest performances in cinema history. And he didn’t win either” “Another time I was nominated against Robert Duvall, one of my favorite actors. He didn’t win either. So you take this for what it is” “Denzel said something to me that I hope I’m not paraphrasing wrong, but this idea was: you don’t want to win now. You’re too young. It’ll kill your drive. You don’t deserve it yet. Earn it. Make sure by the time you get it, you’ve earned it. And you know you’ve earned it” “But it was something to the point of, you don’t want a prize to elevate your status. You want to elevate the status of the prize. That’s the goal you’re chasing” “I was like, gotcha. I hear you loud and clear. So that keeps you working and keeps you hungry”