Denzel Washington may star in several beloved movies, though he revealed that he no longer enjoys watching films himself.
While participating in a video for GQ alongside Highest 2 Lowest director Spike Lee and co-star A$AP Rocky, Washington admitted that he doesn’t watch movies because he’s starred in too many over the course of his career.
“I don’t watch movies, man. I really don’t,” he said. “I’m just being honest with you! I don’t watch movies! I don’t go to the movies. I don’t watch movies. … I’m tired of movies. Yeah.”
After Washington made the comment, Lee asked him how many movies he has been in. “Too many. I think 50!” Washington responded.
Washington made his acting debut in the 1981 movie Carbon Copy, and he’s since appeared in more than 50 films. Additionally, he won an Academy Award in the best supporting actor category for the 1989 film Glory, as well as the best actor honor for his work in the 2001 crime thriller film Training Day.
His latest film credit is in Highest 2 Lowest, in which he stars as a titan music mogul who is targeted with a ransom plot and is faced with a life-or-death moral dilemma. Highest 2 Lowest is now playing in select theaters and will be available to stream on Apple TV+ starting Sept. 5.
Despite receiving critical acclaim for several of his projects, Washington recently made headlines for revealing that he doesn’t consider potential accolades when taking on acting roles. “I don’t do it for Oscars,” he said while appearing on the Aug. 11 episode of Jake’s Takes.
“I don’t care about that kind of stuff,” Washington continued. “I’ve been at this a long time, and there’s time when I won and shouldn’t have won and then didn’t win and should’ve won. Man gives the award. God gives the reward.”
After reiterating that he’s “not that interested in Oscars,” Washington added, “People ask me, ‘Where do I keep it?’ Well, next to the other one. I’m not bragging! Just telling you how I feel about it. On my last day, [Oscars] aren’t going to do me a bit of good.”
Interviewer Jake Hamilton then chimed to say say that God never “asks how many Oscars do you have,” and Washington responded, “He [God] might go, ‘That’s why I gave you an extra week.’ [As] long as he says, ‘Now, get on up here,’ I’m all right.”