Denzel Washington says his mom made sure fame never changed him or got to his head
"I thought I was hot stuff. I came home, it was early on in my career, and I knew I was a movie star. I came to my mother in the beauty shop and I said, 'Ma, did you ever think it was gonna be like this?' She said, 'What did you say?' Right then I knew I was in trouble. So she started calling me 'Superstar.'"
"'So you're Superstar? I tell you what, Superstar. Go in the back, Superstar. Get that bucket and that squeegee and some soap and water and hit those windows. Superstar, when you're finished, Superstar, grab the mop and mop the floor down. Wipe it all the way down, Superstar. Have you finished wiping it down? Are you in the back, Superstar? Get the roaches out. Clean all the bottles.' I got the message."
PALM SPRINGS was released 6 years ago today.
Still one of the smartest, funniest, and most inventive time-loop movies in years. It deserved far more attention than it got.