Denzel Washington Says ‘I Don’t Watch Movies’ Anymore: ‘I Don’t Go to the Movies. I’m Tired of Movies’

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/denzel-washington-stopped-watching-movies-1236499160/

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  1. > The two-time Oscar winner admitted it may be because he’s just made too many of them. Washington has well over 40 film credits under his belt after starting his career in 1981’s “Carbon Copy.”

    > “I don’t watch movies, man. I really don’t,” Washington said. “I’m just being honest with you! I don’t watch movies! I don’t go to the movies. I don’t watch movies… I’m tired of movies. Yeah.”

  9. he probably didn’t vote either, because, the industry is in deep doodoo, in the US..

    more like him needed to stand up.

  12. Should I stop watching movies then? This is such a random silly thing to say as an actor. I could see other people making such a comment, but a movie actor? 🤨

  14. As someone whose livelihood depends on movies, I’m not tired of them. But it would be great to be rich enough to not care about it anymore.

  15. Tom Cruise is laser focused on Denzel now 👀

  16. Denzel seems like the kind of celebrity that I don’t want to hear any personal opinions from simply because I know he’ll eventually say something that’ll stop me from enjoying his movies.

  17. I can’t understand being part of the filmmaking process and not being in love with movies. I’m sure working on film sets provides a different and maybe “work-oriented” lens to watching films, but surely you’d want to watch the work of your peers?

  18. It’s just his response when his son David asks if he watched the latest movie he starred in.

  19. I mean he’s old, I’m only 37 but put me in a comfy chair and turn down the lights past 8pm and I can fall asleep no problem.

    I watch most movies at home now because I can get up move around/grab a snack, not miss anything and keep myself awake.

  20. People are just saying whatever lately I swear. And they probably don’t even mean it.

  21. Yeah movies have sucked for several years, here and there a gem pops up most recently Sinners. But these trash re-hashes or sequels or super hero movies ruined it.

  22. Was this him trying to get out of giving his opinion on Gladiator 2? “I didn’t see it!”

  24. Tired of movies? I hope I never reach that level of depression.

  25. But he expects us to go watch his movies? Love Denzel but what’s the point of saying this?

  26. Nobody asked. What’s up with these celebrities just handing info out to the public like this?

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