In a series of rapid fire questions later in the interview, Dowd asked Denzel, who grew up in the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, whether he had experienced glossolalia (that is, speaking in tongues). Washington simply replied, “Don’t play with God. Don’t play with God. You hear what I said? Don’t play with God. You heard what I said? Don’t play with God.”
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In discussing the upcoming release of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” director Joel Cohen had joked to Dowd that he wasn’t afraid of the so-called “curse of Macbeth” until the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020. Washington, on the other hand, never gave an indication he was worried.
“I’m a God-fearing man. I try not to worry. Fear is contaminated faith,” Washington said.
“The Curse of Macbeth” is set to be released on Christmas Day, 2021.
