Denzel Washington Shares The Honestly Sweet Story Behind How His Friendship With Samuel L. Jackson Began, But It All Started With Someone Getting Fired

Denzel Washington Shares The Honestly Sweet Story Behind How His Friendship With Samuel L. Jackson Began, But It All Started With Someone Getting Fired
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Did you know Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson are good friends? While the major Hollywood actors haven’t shared the screen for over 30 years, they remain close. So when Jackson was recently honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 16th annual Film Benefit, Washington shared warm words about his friend and how their relationship got its start.

When Denzel Washington took the stage to help honor Samuel L. Jackson, he started by saying “Lord forgive me, Samuel Jackson is a bad motherfucker,” (the latter of which is a word that Jackson is very famous for adding to movies) before getting into how the two actors’ friendship began 45 years ago. In Washington’s words (via People):

He had a leading role in [an off-Broadway production of] Mighty Gents. I was an understudy. So I watched him. They fired the guy I was understudying after opening night, I took over. I remember him giving me confidence to do the job. He doesn’t know that until tonight.

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