Denzel Washington Says Celebrity Is Overrated

Page Six recently spoke to Denzel Washington at the New York premiere of his new movie Fences. Here's what he had to say:

“My father worked 50 years for the water department, he was also a minister and he worked three jobs all the time. He made it, he was successful. Celebrity is really overrated — we don’t want anything to do with celebrity. I am an actor.”

On Fences:
“To take this play to the big screen means that it is an opportunity for millions of people to see it instead of thousands. Wilson is a genius . . . it was a privilege, honor and a responsibility to bring his work to film.”