Luigie Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 SMITH PRAYS WITH MUHAMMAD ALI Oscar winner DENZEL WASHINGTON advised WILL SMITH to pray with MUHAMMAD ALI before portraying the boxing legend in ALI. The MALCOLM X star insisted Smith would need to channel the spirit of the black leader and pray for guidance before tackling the part on the big screen. Washington explains, "Try to capture the spirit. That's what I was telling Will Smith. He called me one time before he started ALI. That was a tough film. "And he was saying, 'What should I do?' And he did the voice for me, and he had it, and I said, 'I think you should go to Michigan and pray with Ali, y'know?' "That's what I did every day. I mean seriously, when I did CRY FREEDOM and when I did Malcolm X, I would just pray every morning before I came out of that trailer. "It was like, 'Malcolm, come on, 'cause it's not for me... it's for you and for those, hopefully, that you've affected." http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mn...0ali_27_03_2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Denzel has a thing about advising people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon20 Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I thought I was reading the same topic twice lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3cookies Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Denzel has a thing about advising people! I do remember how much Dedication Will put into preparing 4 this role, but never knew Denzil advised him to pray with mr. Ali. thx 4 that... I think he gives good advice... peace, cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnazz Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Wasn't Denzel the one who advised Will not to kiss the guy in 6 degrees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigie Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Wasn't Denzel the one who advised Will not to kiss the guy in 6 degrees? probably..like Brakes said : "Denzel has a thing about advising people" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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