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Denzel Washington: American Icon

But we're always aware thatbehind that tranquil surface, there is a man who is capableof...

But we're always aware that
behind that tranquil surface, there is a man who is capable
of extraordinary violence, [piano music] and capable of saving anyone from anything

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But we're always aware that behind that tranquil surface,
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there is a man who is capable of extraordinary violence,
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[piano music]
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and capable of saving anyone from anything.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:34
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary dives into the life and work of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington. Explore his rise from theater beginnings to becoming a two-time Oscar winner. Witness how he shattered stereotypes, portraying complex Black charac...
There is no corner that he's backed into - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
There is no corner that he's backed into
And I think as the film goes by, you just accept that, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
And I think as the film goes by, you just accept that,
And there's a kind of clarity to the character - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
And there's a kind of clarity to the character
[suspenseful music] - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
[suspenseful music]
(speaking in foreign language) - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
(speaking in foreign language)
- Alright, alright, alright. Whoa, whoa, whoa! - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
- Alright, alright, alright. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- [Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
- [Narrator] Also in 2021, Washington starred
Washington received an Academy Award nomination - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
Washington received an Academy Award nomination
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
- One of the really remarkable things about his later career
So he's an actor who believes - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
So he's an actor who believes
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:06
It's clearly a way of kind of proving your chops
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:09
What he could do now as an actor in his 60s
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than that. - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:05
But he's clearly more ambitious and more driven than th...
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:11
- [Narrator] In 2016, Washington received
- Now, it's odd how many of these - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:12
- Now, it's odd how many of these
In women, it's names like Garbo, Hepburn, Stanwick, Lauren. - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
In women, it's names like Garbo, Hepburn, Stanwick, Lau...
[piano music] - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:07
[piano music]
Now, you can check in the one-two combination punch - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
Now, you can check in the one-two combination punch
Brando, Clift, Poitier, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:10
Brando, Clift, Poitier,
Now the cliche, the list goes on and on, - Denzel Washington: American Icon 00:09
Now the cliche, the list goes on and on,