Denzel Washington on turning down Se7en
by Freddenver: Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington revealed that he turned down the role in "Se7en" because he found the script too demonic. He said, "They wanted me to play the Brad Pitt role. I thought the script was too demonic, then I saw the movie and I was like, I blew it." Jamie Foxx commented, "We always talk about certain things that you say on movies that became" followed by a link. The original tweet by zazaxbtt includes a video of the conversation.
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I turned down seven. Ah. They wanted me to play the Brad Pitt part. Yeah. I thought the script was too demonic. Right, right, right. Then I saw the movie, I was like, oh, I blew it. Oh, no, no. It worked out all right. Yeah, I mean, you got everything else. We always talk about there were certain things that you would say in movies that became like your calling card, you get your fucking hands off me. Oh, really? I'm a comic, so every time we do you, you get your fucking hands. That's right. Say it with me. No. I'll grab your hand and you play me. Hey. You get your fucking hands off me.
