Tuesday, April 15, 2014

How Denzel Washington Turned Down A Role So Racist He Thinks It Could Have Changed His Career

Jineara Hampton
One of the PRIMARY things I tell my mentee actor/filmmaker Jineara Hampton (pictured right) is “maintain
your artistic integrity!”

I tell her not to just take a role and or work on a production you think is inferior just for the experience or the money. So far she has listened. LOL.

Denzel Washington shares a story below about how he maintained his “artistic integrity”, very early in his film career, with advice from a famous “mentor” of his.

WARNING: Video contains use of the n-word.

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