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Denzel Washington is one of the best stars Hollywood could ever lay its hands on. A legendary actor with some of the most remarkable on-screen works up his resume, he has starred in numerous different genres: From action to comedy to sports – he has shown his incredible acting chops in all.
In fact, his big screen works are so spectacular that they have even brought tears to Washington’s own eyes, just like they did when he watchedRemember the Titansin theatre. But behind his crying over the superhit sports/drama film, there were reasons more than one: One of which included the coach he played telling him he wasn’t good enough for the role.
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Denzel Washington Cried While Watching The Film He Was Told He Wasn’t Good For
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Although Denzel Washington finally agreed to play Virginia High School’s football coach Herman Boone inRemember the Titans, something else stood in his way to tell him he wasn’t good enough for the role.
Talking to theTampa Bay Times,The Equalizeractor shared:
“The first thing [Coach Boone] tells me is that I’m all wrong for the part. Mostly because I’m not handsome enough. I think he’s kidding me, then I realize he’s dead serious. He’s a real old-school, football-coach piece of work. […] Then his wife tells me later he’s actually got it written in his will. Prickly is not the word for this guy. His wife says she’s happy I got to meet him after he had mellowed; she said he’s about a third as tough as he used to be.”
This encounter encouraged Washington even more to take on the role and give his utter best as the coach. Thus, the film started, and the actor wouldn’t be anything else apart from a football coach as long as he was on the set.
However, as tough as he was on set, he became equally emotional while watching the film in the theatre. Continuing, theTraining Dayactor shared his experience of first watching the movie:
“I’m sitting there in the theater, trying to pretend like I’m not crying, just like all guys do,” Washington said. “But I was moved by it. I’m thinking, ‘What’s the matter with me? I’m in this movie, and I’m crying.’ Then I thought, ‘Well, good. I did my job.’”
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Denzel Washington Didn’t Want To Star InRemember the TitansFor Several Reasons
During the same interview,Denzel Washingtonalso shared how he didn’t want to take on the role ofRemember the Titansinitially because of some understandably justified reasons.
“I was just coming off Hurricane and the controversy of that, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to go there again so soon. You think people are sticklers about the actual facts of what happened in the civil rights struggle or a capital murder case, wait until you start messing with some legendary high school football season from 30 years ago,” Washington said. “You get one play wrong and they’ll kill you.”
Continuing, he let out what changed his mind apart from his meeting with the real Coach Boone. He said:
“I didn’t want to make this movie because of any message it contained, but I think what it says is real and important to say. What everyone on the T.C. Williams team — players and coaches, too — learned was that when people get to know about each other, all those preconceptions fade. We learn from people who are different from us. Our lives are enriched by them.”
Just like that, Denzel Washington ended up doing the splendid masterpiece that was a commercial as well as a critical success titledRemember the Titans.
Mahin Sultan
Senior Writer
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
