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No, Denzel Washington Is Not Quitting Directing<!-- wp:html --><p>Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/spike-lee">Spike Lee</a> recently seemed to hint that <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/denzel-washington">Denzel Washington</a> could be “done” with directing, but an insider has clarified to The Daily Beast that Lee might’ve just been referring to a specific kind of project.</p> <p>During a recent “directors on directors” interview for <em>Variety</em>, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/bradley-cooper">Bradley Cooper</a> complimented Washington’s 2016 adaptation of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-august-wilson-heard-black-america-the-brilliance-of-jitney-on-broadway">August Wilson</a>’s <em><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-black-boxing-legend-who-inspired-fences">Fences</a>—</em>which prompted a surprising revelation from Lee.</p> <p>“He said he’s done now,” Lee said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/denzel-washington-is-not-done-directing-as-spike-lee-hinted">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Spike Lee recently seemed to hint that Denzel Washington could be “done” with directing, but an insider has clarified to The Daily Beast that Lee might’ve just been referring to a specific kind of project.

During a recent “directors on directors” interview for Variety, Bradley Cooper complimented Washington’s 2016 adaptation of August Wilson’s Fenceswhich prompted a surprising revelation from Lee.

“He said he’s done now,” Lee said.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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