Denzel Washington Says ‘I Don’t Go to the Movies’ While Promoting New Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

Denzel Washington will act in movies, but don’t expect him to watch them.

In a recent sit-down with his Highest 2 Lowest costar A$AP Rocky and film director Spike Lee for GQ, Washington, 70, made a surprising revelation about his film consumption.

“I don’t watch movies, man. I really don’t. I’m just being honest with you. I don’t watch movies, man,” the Oscar winner confessed, causing laughter from A$AP Rocky, 36, and Lee, 68.

The actor reiterated, “I don’t go to the movies. I don’t watch movies,” prompting A$AP Rocky to ask, “Is it because you make ’em?”

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Washington took a second to think and said, “Probably. You know, I’m tired of movies, man.” After Lee asked him how many films he’s made, Washington declared, “Too many. I think 50.”

Highest 2 Lowest is Washington and Lee’s fifth movie together. The movie stars Washington as a music mogul who is targeted by a ransom plot that puts him in a morally compromising position.

It is a “reinterpretation” of the famed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa‘s 1963 crime thriller High and Low, but moves the setting from Tokyo to New York City.

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May (during which Washington received an honorary Palme d’Or) and was released in select theaters on Friday, Aug. 15. It will be available on Apple TV+ starting Friday, Sept. 5.

Despite his success, one thing Washington does not focus on is awards like the Oscars. Washington won his first Oscar statuette in 1990 for the movie Glory and won a second in 2002 for Training Day.

“I don’t do it for Oscars. I really don’t care about that kind of stuff. I’ve been at this a long time, and there’s times when I’ve won, shouldn’t have won, didn’t win, should have won,” Washington said during an appearance on Jake’s Takes earlier this month.

“Man gives the award, God gives the award. I’m not that interested in Oscars. People say, ‘Well, where do you keep it?’ I say, ‘Next to the other one.’ I’m not bragging. I’m just telling you how I feel about it. On my last day, it ain’t going to me a bit of good,” he continued.

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Highest 2 Lowest is available to watch in select theaters and will be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, Sept. 5.