“He’s living as a human being”: the iconic mentor who defined Giancarlo Esposito’s eclectic career
A legend and an icon.
Sidney Poitier
The career-altering role Sidney Poitier refused to play: “I had no money”
Didn’t agree with the actions portrayed in the film.
How one “awful” script shaped Denzel Washington’s career: “That’s all I needed”
“If you don’t feel good about it, then don’t do it…”
The history-making movie Spike Lee hated: “I felt like putting a rock through the screen”
It wasn’t his kind of movie.
The classic movie Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to turn down: “You’re not Denzel”
He was better off staying in his lane.
Morgan Freeman names his biggest cinematic inspiration: “His whole life and career”
A crucial cinematic figure.
Who was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for ‘Best Actor’?
A groundbreaking achievement.
Denzel Washington on his first encounter with Sidney Poitier: “He was very gracious”
What happened when a future legend met his hero.