Malcolm Washington
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I'm really curious, John David, why do you think actors in particular are drawn to Wilson's work kind of as a way to deepen their craft? I'm thinking about all of the actors that are really well known today who have gone through and done these plays, Courtney B. Vance, James Earl Jones, Viola Davis, your father, Denzel, so many others. What is the gravitational pull?
I'm really curious, John David, why do you think actors in particular are drawn to Wilson's work kind of as a way to deepen their craft? I'm thinking about all of the actors that are really well known today who have gone through and done these plays, Courtney B. Vance, James Earl Jones, Viola Davis, your father, Denzel, so many others. What is the gravitational pull?
I'm really curious, John David, why do you think actors in particular are drawn to Wilson's work kind of as a way to deepen their craft? I'm thinking about all of the actors that are really well known today who have gone through and done these plays, Courtney B. Vance, James Earl Jones, Viola Davis, your father, Denzel, so many others. What is the gravitational pull?
If you're just joining us, my guests today are John David and Malcolm Washington. We're talking about their new film, The Piano Lesson. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air Weekend. This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Let's get back to my interview with Malcolm and John David Washington.
If you're just joining us, my guests today are John David and Malcolm Washington. We're talking about their new film, The Piano Lesson. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air Weekend. This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Let's get back to my interview with Malcolm and John David Washington.
If you're just joining us, my guests today are John David and Malcolm Washington. We're talking about their new film, The Piano Lesson. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air Weekend. This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley. Let's get back to my interview with Malcolm and John David Washington.
The brothers have taken on the late playwright August Wilson's play, The Piano Lesson, for the screen. The production of this film was a family affair. The brothers' sister Katia and their father, Denzel Washington, are the film's producers. Denzel has committed to adapting Wilson's plays into 10 films. The plays capture the Black American experience through every decade of the 20th century.
The brothers have taken on the late playwright August Wilson's play, The Piano Lesson, for the screen. The production of this film was a family affair. The brothers' sister Katia and their father, Denzel Washington, are the film's producers. Denzel has committed to adapting Wilson's plays into 10 films. The plays capture the Black American experience through every decade of the 20th century.
The brothers have taken on the late playwright August Wilson's play, The Piano Lesson, for the screen. The production of this film was a family affair. The brothers' sister Katia and their father, Denzel Washington, are the film's producers. Denzel has committed to adapting Wilson's plays into 10 films. The plays capture the Black American experience through every decade of the 20th century.
Your names, Malcolm and John David, where do those names come from? I can kind of guess with Malcolm, but I want to be sure.
Your names, Malcolm and John David, where do those names come from? I can kind of guess with Malcolm, but I want to be sure.
Your names, Malcolm and John David, where do those names come from? I can kind of guess with Malcolm, but I want to be sure.
But the truth is, really, it was a combination. They had different stories on it. They had different stories, yeah.
But the truth is, really, it was a combination. They had different stories on it. They had different stories, yeah.
But the truth is, really, it was a combination. They had different stories on it. They had different stories, yeah.
Malcolm X, is that who you were named after or not?
Malcolm X, is that who you were named after or not?
Malcolm X, is that who you were named after or not?
Actually, no. No, I'm named after, he's a cousin of mine, but our dynamic and age, he's like an uncle. My cousin Malcolm from Eden, North Carolina.
Actually, no. No, I'm named after, he's a cousin of mine, but our dynamic and age, he's like an uncle. My cousin Malcolm from Eden, North Carolina.