David Marchese

to build up alliances and basically establish that people should ally with the United States on a basis of principle, not on basis of American power, is out the window.

to build up alliances and basically establish that people should ally with the United States on a basis of principle, not on basis of American power, is out the window.

Michael, there's another through line. Think of the Ukrainians and think of the Palestinians. So in both cases, they're, in Trump's mind, not major players here. They are pawns to be moved around. Trump has never once, since he's raised this idea, gone and tackled the question that the Geneva Convention actually forbids the mass movement of ethnic groups

Michael, there's another through line. Think of the Ukrainians and think of the Palestinians. So in both cases, they're, in Trump's mind, not major players here. They are pawns to be moved around. Trump has never once, since he's raised this idea, gone and tackled the question that the Geneva Convention actually forbids the mass movement of ethnic groups

So he views international treaties, international law as obstacles to his plan. And the way he's going to get past it, he believes, is by pressuring allies over whom he's got some leverage. And that would be, in this case, Jordan and Egypt. Right.

So he views international treaties, international law as obstacles to his plan. And the way he's going to get past it, he believes, is by pressuring allies over whom he's got some leverage. And that would be, in this case, Jordan and Egypt. Right.

As I was getting off the plane here from Munich, I ran into a European diplomat I'd known for a long time. And we were discussing this dynamic, what we've seen in Ukraine, what we've seen in Gaza. And he said, you know, it goes back to Thucydides, who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.

As I was getting off the plane here from Munich, I ran into a European diplomat I'd known for a long time. And we were discussing this dynamic, what we've seen in Ukraine, what we've seen in Gaza. And he said, you know, it goes back to Thucydides, who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War.

And that famous quote we all had to learn in 11th grade, which is the powerful do whatever they can and the weak do whatever they must. I'm sure I've got the phrasing slightly wrong there. But that's the world that Donald Trump sees at home and abroad.

And that famous quote we all had to learn in 11th grade, which is the powerful do whatever they can and the weak do whatever they must. I'm sure I've got the phrasing slightly wrong there. But that's the world that Donald Trump sees at home and abroad.

From The New York Times, this is The Interview. I'm David Marchese. So many of Denzel Washington's greatest performances have been defined by a riveting sense of authority, an absence of any pandering or need to be liked. There's something deep down inside his characters that feels unassailable, a little enigmatic, and theirs alone.

From The New York Times, this is The Interview. I'm David Marchese. So many of Denzel Washington's greatest performances have been defined by a riveting sense of authority, an absence of any pandering or need to be liked. There's something deep down inside his characters that feels unassailable, a little enigmatic, and theirs alone.

The same steely qualities that have helped Washington become a legend also, as I learned firsthand, make for an unusual and unusually complicated conversationalist. The first of our two discussions was done remotely. He was at a photo studio in Los Angeles, as the fires were still raging there, and I was home in New Jersey. This discussion felt as if it were being conducted entirely on his terms.

The same steely qualities that have helped Washington become a legend also, as I learned firsthand, make for an unusual and unusually complicated conversationalist. The first of our two discussions was done remotely. He was at a photo studio in Los Angeles, as the fires were still raging there, and I was home in New Jersey. This discussion felt as if it were being conducted entirely on his terms.

Or let me put it like this. I didn't feel like we ever quite figured out how to connect. The second time we talked, a little over a week later, things were different. I met him in person at a space in Manhattan where he was rehearsing for a rare Broadway appearance. He's playing Othello in a new production that co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago and is directed by the Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Or let me put it like this. I didn't feel like we ever quite figured out how to connect. The second time we talked, a little over a week later, things were different. I met him in person at a space in Manhattan where he was rehearsing for a rare Broadway appearance. He's playing Othello in a new production that co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Iago and is directed by the Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

I can't really say why with any certainty, but things just felt easier with him this time. What I do know, though, is that after it was all over, I was left with an experience just as memorable as one of his performances. Here's my conversation with Denzel Washington. Hello, I'm David. How are you, David Denzel? Nice to meet you.

I can't really say why with any certainty, but things just felt easier with him this time. What I do know, though, is that after it was all over, I was left with an experience just as memorable as one of his performances. Here's my conversation with Denzel Washington. Hello, I'm David. How are you, David Denzel? Nice to meet you.

Just to start, I saw that right at the end of last year, you were baptized and earned your minister's license?

Just to start, I saw that right at the end of last year, you were baptized and earned your minister's license?