Denzel Washington doesn’t care about cancel culture.
Denzel Washington has no interest in cancel culture
The Oscar-winning actor was dismissive of the concept when asked if he feared being “cancelled” during an interview to promote his new movie Highest 2 Lowest.
Denzel asked Complex News in response: “What does that mean – to be cancelled?”
When told by interviewer Jillian Hardeman-Webb that “it means you lose public support”, the Gladiator II star said: “Who cares? What made public support so important to begin with?”
Washington also poured scorn on the interviewer’s claim that “followers are now currency”.
The 70-year-old star said: “I don’t care who’s following who. You can’t lead and follow at the same time, and you can’t follow and lead at the same time. I don’t follow anybody. I follow the heavenly spirit. I follow God, I don’t follow man. I have faith in God. I have hope in man, but look around, it ain’t working out so well.”
Denzel continued: “You can’t be cancelled if you haven’t signed up. Don’t sign up.”
The star has won two Oscars for his roles in Glory and Training Day and says that he’s “not that interested” in landing another Academy Award.
Denzel – who has received 10 Oscar nominations during his career – told Jake’s Takes: “I don’t do it [make movies] for Oscars. I really don’t care about that kind of stuff.
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