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Denzel Washington is retiring after his next few projects, he said in a recent interview.

He is currently on a promo run for his role in 

, which releases in theaters this month. The Academy Award-winning actor 

show that he has a few more roles left before he withdraws from the acting world.

"For me, it's about the filmmaker, especially at this point in my career," he said. "I'm only interested in working with the best. I don't know how many more films I'm gonna make — probably not that many. I want to do things I haven't done."

He is gearing up to play Shakespeare's Othello on Broadway for the second time. (He first landed the role when he was 22). Then, he will play Othello for a third time in a film adaptation, play the characters Hannibal and King Lear in separate projects and have a role in the third 

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Denzel Washington is retiring after his next few projects, he said in a recent interview.


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