Denzel Washington Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Denzel Washington didn't become an actor to win shiny gold trophies, admitting, "I'm not that interested in Oscars." Though the veteran actor has 10 Academy Award nominations, including two Oscar wins for his incredible onscreen work, he recently said on Jake's Takes, "I don't do it for Oscars." "I don't care about that kind of stuff," the Highest 2 Lowest star explained. "I've been at this a long time, and there's time when I won and shouldn't have won and then didn't win and should've won. Man gives the award. God gives the reward." Related Stories Movies Spike Lee Walks Back Comment That 'Highest 2 Lowest' Will Be His Last Film With Denzel Washington: "I Got My Mind Right" Movies Oscars: Switzerland Picks Health-Care Drama 'Late Shift' as Best International Feature Submission Washington continued, "I'm not that interested in Oscars. People ask me, 'Where do I keep it?' Well, next to the other one. I'm not bragging! Just telling you how I feel about it. On my last day, [Oscars] aren't going to do me a bit of good." When interviewer Jake Hamilton replied, "I don't think God ever asks how many Oscars do you have," the actor then quipped with a laugh, "He [God] might go, 'That's why I gave you an extra week.' [As] long as he says, 'Now, get on up here,' I'm alright." The Equalizer 3 actor previously won two Academy Awards for best supporting actor for 1989's Glory and best leading actor for 2001's Training Day. Not that Washington was too concerned given his stance on awards, he was notably snubbed earlier this year from another Oscar nomination for his role in Gladiator II. When previously asked by The New York Times if he cared about not receiving an Oscar nod for Ridley Scott's film, he responded, "I was sitting there smiling, going: Look at you. On the day you didn't get a nomination for an Oscar, you're working on Othello on Broadway. Are you kidding me?" He then sarcastically said, "Awww. Oh, I'm so upset," before adding, "Listen, I've been around too long. I'm getting wiser, working on talking less and learning to understand more - and that's exciting." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Toronto International Film Festival Toronto Film Festival Reconsiders Premiering Israel Oct. 7 Doc After Pulling Invite Paramount David Ellison Shows Off His New Throne at Paramount, With 'Top Gun 3,' 'Star Trek' and 'World War Z' Called Priorities Paul Thomas Anderson Leonardo DiCaprio's "Biggest Regret" in His Career Is Passing on 'Boogie Nights' yeezy Kanye "Ye" West Declares "I'm Off My Meds" in Teaser From Unfiltered Documentary 'In Whose Name?' Sam Raimi Lorna Raver, Actress in 'Drag Me to Hell,' Dies at 81 Rambling Reporter Another James Bond Casting Rumor - This Time a Redhead! Toronto International Film Festival Toronto Film Festival Reconsiders Premiering Israel Oct. 7 Doc After Pulling Invite Paramount David Ellison Shows Off His New Throne at Paramount, With 'Top Gun 3,' 'Star Trek' and 'World War Z' Called Priorities Paul Thomas Anderson Leonardo DiCaprio's "Biggest Regret" in His Career Is Passing on 'Boogie Nights' yeezy Kanye "Ye" West Declares "I'm Off My Meds" in Teaser From Unfiltered Documentary 'In Whose Name?' Sam Raimi Lorna Raver, Actress in 'Drag Me to Hell,' Dies at 81 Rambling Reporter Another James Bond Casting Rumor - This Time a Redhead!