00:00Denzel Washington is back on Broadway, taking on the lead role in Shakespeare's Othello.
00:06The 70-year-old actor, who won multiple Academy Awards, still considers himself a stage performer
00:12before anything else.
00:14Speaking to CBS Sunday Morning, during the conversation, Washington explained why he
00:19doesn't think of himself as a Hollywood actor.
00:23What's the definition of a Hollywood actor?
00:25He questioned.
00:26Myself, I'm from Mount Vernon, so I'm a Mount Vernon actor.
00:30I don't know what Hollywood means.
00:33The Gladiator actor emphasized that theater is where he started, and what he values the
00:37most.
00:38I did stage first.
00:39I learned how to act on stage, not on film.
00:42Movies are a filmmaker's medium.
00:44Theater is an actor's medium.
00:46The curtain goes up.
00:47Nobody can help you.
00:50Washington plays the title role, while Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the character of Lego.
00:55This marks the first Broadway revival of Othello in over 40 years.
00:59The last production in 1982 featured James Earl Jones in the lead.
01:04For Washington, this role is personal.
01:06James Earl Jones was my North End star when I was in college.
01:10He was who I wanted to be, he said, sharing how Jones' legacy inspired his own journey.
01:16Directed by Kenny Leon, Othello is running for 15 weeks at the Ethel Barrymore Theater,
01:22and Denzel Washington is excited to bring a fresh take to the classic play.
01:26He reflected on his early interpretation of the role, saying,
01:30I thought I knew everything then.
01:32I didn't really like the part, cause I wasn't wise enough to understand it.
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