Denzel Washington on 'Fences': "We Had Performed it 114 Times to Great Success" | Close Up With THR

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"I just couldn't handle, to me, the particular kind of terror that came from performing on a stage or performing in front of people, or performing period."

Denzel Washington ('Fences') is joined by 5 fellow directors for The Hollywood Reporter's Directors 2017 Oscars Roundtable including Oliver Stone ('Snowden'), Damien Chazelle ('La La Land'), Mel Gibson ('Hacksaw Ridge'), Mira Nair ('Queen of Katwe'), and Barry Jenkins ('Moonlight').

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