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to see her do Richard III." How about a dream pairing
of Washington and Jackson? "Any time. Anywhere," he
beams. Theatre impresarios: please make it so.
Up next will hopefully be another collaboration with
Robert Zemeckis, who directed him to one of his nine
Oscar nominations in the terrific study of addiction,
Flight. "I'm talking with Bob Zemeckis, but there's
nothing set in stone just yet."
Denzel's enthusiasm is contagious, and I effectively
beg him to keep acting until he's 110. "Why not? I don't
know about 110! Clint Eastwood had his biggest success
at 84. American Sniper was his biggest-grossing movie
as an actor or director at 84, so why not?"
Why not indeed? At 63, Denzel looks and moves like
a man half his age. "Well, I got good genes," he explains,
matter of factly. "When I was 30 I was still getting asked
for ID; when I was young I didn't like it. I also try and
stay physical. I've been boxing for years and you've got
to stay active," he says, before murmuring, "although
I'm heavy now."

WASHINGTON
WIZARD

The Equalizer 2
is Denzel's third
collaboration with
director Antoine
Fuqua, who says
he'd love to cast his
star man in a remake
of Scarface

HOW TO
BECOME A
MENTOR

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relationship you have with an audience that you don't
get from a movie."
Would he ever come to London's West End? "Yes, sure,
absolutely," he says. "I've been asked before and it hasn't
worked out. But absolutely."
An encounter with one of Britain's finest actors also
clearly left a mark. Denzel adds: "I used to see Glenda
Jackson. She was doing Three Tall Women. She's a
character, boy! I heard her Lear was brilliant and I'd like

As spokesperson for Boys &
Girls Clubs Of America
(after-school programs for
kids), real-life mentor
Denzel urges us all to step
up: "I'd encourage people
not to think the experience
you have to offer isn't
important." These three UK
variants offer the perfect
platform to do just that...

Religion continues to provide Denzel's bedrock, and I ask
if faith helps him pick roles. "Sometimes I feel like that,"
he says. "I pray for guidance. I don't always get an
answer. Someone said to me, God answers all prayers
and sometimes the answer's 'no'." He laughs again. "Just
because you asked for it, doesn't mean you're going to get
it. Or doesn't mean you're going to get what you thought.
"I just go back to what my mother said: keep it simple.
Don't overcomplicate things. I'm an ordinary guy and
I've got a good job and I'm trying to do the best I can. If it
touches people in some way, then I'm doing my job."
So, did Denzel always know he was going to 'make it'?
"It goes back to where we started," he explains, bringing
the chat full circle. "To what that woman [in the parlour]
said to me. As things started to unfold, I said, 'Wow.
Maybe  this is what she was talking about.'
"I said to an old mentor maybe I should be preaching.
They said, no, you've found your platform. You're not
preaching, but you have a voice for good. What's the
alternative? Who wants that? There's enough of that
going around already." B
The Equaliser 2 is in cinemas from 17 August

REACH OUT

SAFER LONDON

CHANCE UK

Partnering with disadvantaged
schools, Reach Out pairs
mentors with children aged
9-16 whom the school
believes would benefit from
having a positive role model
reachoutuk.org

Many teens run the risk of
joining gangs. This is where
Safer London gets involved, to
enable youths to thrive, avoid
the wrong kinds of influence
and fulfil their potential
saferlondon.org.uk

This is focused on primary
school pupils, with the mentor
meeting their carefully
selected pupil every week for
a year, culminating in an
end-of-year ceremony
chanceuk.com

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