Grantland caught up with Denzel Washington and during their convo, the Academy-Award winning actor — who is generating new Oscar buzz with his latest hit, Flight — noted that contrary to what you may see online, he’s not exactly a stickler for social media.
Denzel also recalled a time Michael Jackson showed up at his house for fried chicken.
Denzel on social media:
Daniel: So when people need to get in touch with you, what happens?
Denzel: They call the house, and I check the messages when I get home.
Daniel: [Laughing.] Wow. I like that. Old-school.
[Denzel smiles.]
Daniel: But I did see you have a Facebook page — and it did seem like maybe that might have been you on there?
[Denzel looking at me skeptically .]
Daniel: There was a message last week: “Happy Friday, everyone, stay blessed and prosper well”?
Denzel: Nah, I don’t have a Facebook. What is it? Just people do that? Pretend to be you?
Daniel: Yeah, there was a Twitter thing, too — but just two posts — Same thing: “Hello Twitter world — Denzel”
Denzel: [Laughs.] Really?
Daniel: Yeah. But it’s not you.
Denzel: Not me!
Meanwhile, Denzel also shared a story about the time the late King of Pop rolled up to his house and ate up all their fried chicken:
Daniel: How about … Michael Jackson?
Denzel: Michael had fried chicken at my house.
Daniel: What was that like?
Denzel: That was cool.
Daniel: So you invited him to your house?
Denzel: He came over, I forget why, I think my wife had invited him, and he came over, and I was like, “He can eat!” He was going to town, man.
Daniel: What year of Michael was this? This was Bubbles-era Michael, or …
Denzel: We were in our old house, so it had to have been before ’99. We moved in ’99.
Daniel: Right, and anything that you remember other than he ate a lot?
Denzel: I just remember my kids coming downstairs and just staring at him. They were just standing there like [imitates shocked face]. I said, “Say hello,” and they go, “Hello Mr. Jackson … OK, good-bye.”
Daniel: [Laughs.]
Denzel: They were just like, “Michael Jackson’s in the house.”
You can read the rest of “Dinner With Daniel: Denzel Washington” at Grantland.
RELATED:
Denzel Washington Recalls Performing With Ludacris’ Father In New GQ
‘Michael Jackson: Bad25′ Documentary To Air On Thanksgiving Day [SNEAK PEEK]
Denzel Washington Breaks Down Struggles of Blacks in Hollywood
