| Rising Voices: Interview with Denzel Washington
Guerrasio, Jason
Filmmaker Magazine, Web Exclusive, December 21, 2007
"In both Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters, Washington took on the films with an interest to only direct them, not star, and you can see that as there are chunks of time in both films where Washington is nowhere to be found these aren’t vanity projects, instead Washington wants to show he can helm films that can be successful without having to carry the films. Washington knows that to get what he wants he must first give the financiers what they need, and that’s his name up on the marquee as an actor. He talked about this dilemma, along with taking artistic liberties with this lesser-known historical moment when Filmmaker interviewed him over the phone a week before the Golden Globe nominations where announced (the film got a nomination for Best Picture)." Jason Guerrasio is managing Editor of the 'Filmmaker Magazine'.
Go to the
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http://filmmakermagazine.com/webexclusives/2007/12/rising-voices-by-jason-guerrasio.php
G8/07-07. Posted January 31, 2008
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