We almost got into a fight.
But he wouldnt really look at me.
It wasnt that many lines, mostly mine.
Denzel Washington and Josh Brolin in ‘American Gangster’Everett Collection
And Im supposed to be super confident.
Its Denzel Washington, man.
Youre just this actor who theyre trying out, seeing if hes the real thing or not.
And I forgot a line.
And I put my hand on his shoulder and I said, Whats the line?
and he hit my hand off and he said, Dont ever fing put your hand on me.
And I was like, Holy shit, Im gonna scrap with Denzel Washington.
Were not actors anymore, at least in my mind.
In his mind, he was just doing his job.
Brolin said he later understood that theGladiator IIstar was simply dialed into his character: He was that guy.
He was Frank Lucas, period.
But I didnt know.
And then we got through that moment.
I said, Are you OK?
He said, Yeah.
I said, Yeah.
Can I get my line?
He said, Go for it.
Its like hed said what he needed to say.
