Ethan Hawke reveals the advice he gave him Training day co-star Denzel Washington told him after his loss at the 2002 Oscars.
The two legendary actors were both nominated that year for their roles in the 2001 film, for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. While Washington won in his category, Jim Broadbent edged out Hawke for his performance in Iris.
During the actor’s recent appearance on Max’s Who talks to Chris Wallacehe revealed why Washington whispered in his ear during the ceremony that it was actually better to lose the Oscar.
“You don’t want a reward to improve your status. You want to improve the status of the award,” Hawke recalls, quoting his former co-star. “That’s how he thinks, and that’s what I talk about playing with [baseball great] Baby Ruth.
Earlier in the interview, the Leave the world behind The star compared working with Washington to what it would be like to play baseball with Ruth.
“I think, at the end of the day, he’s the greatest actor of our generation,” he said. “The Oscar has more power because Denzel has a couple. It didn’t elevate who he was.
That being said, when Wallace asked Hawke if he would have preferred to win the Oscar more than two decades ago, the actor admitted that he was just grateful to have been nominated.
“No…I mean, yeah, I guess,” the Before midnight The star responded. “I was at the Oscars sitting next to Denzel Washington and nominated against Ian McKellen. I had already won. It was impossible for me not to see things differently. »
Training dayDirected by Antoine Fuqua, follows a rookie cop who spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who is not what he seems.
