Josh Brolin is reflecting on working with Denzel Washington – and how one slip-up while rehearsing a scene almost caused a fight between him and the Oscar winner. https://t.co/Rn5wTfZldz
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The near-altercation happened after Washington changed Brolin’s lines for a scene at the last minute.
“I was trying to remember the structure, and then we rehearsed. It wasn’t that many lines, mostly mine. And I’m supposed to be super confident. It’s Denzel Washington, man. It’s, like, not easy. You’re just this actor who they’re trying out, seeing if he’s the real thing or not. And I forgot a line. I put my hand on his shoulder and I said, ‘What’s the line?’ and he hit my hand off and he said, ‘Don’t ever fucking put your hand on me. And I was like, ‘Holy shit, I’m gonna scrap with Denzel Washington. This is crazy.’ We’re not actors anymore … at least in my mind.”
Brolin chalked up Washington’s reaction to staying in character while on set.
“In his mind, he was just doing his job. He was that guy. He was Frank Lucas, period. But I didn’t know. And then we got through that moment. I said, ‘Are you OK?’ He said, ‘Yeah. You?’ I said, ‘Yeah. Can I get my line?’ He said, ‘Go for it.’ It’s like he’d said what he needed to say.”
