Denzel Washington

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From left, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Clive Davis, Aretha Franklin and Denzel Washington attend Aretha's 72nd birthday celebration on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Aretha Franklin and Denzel Washington with Clifton Oliver, rear, attend her 72nd birthday celebration on Saturday, March 22, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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This image released by Starpix shows actor Denzel Washington at a press availability for the production, "A Raisin in the Sun," Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Kristina Bumphrey)

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Denzel Washington appears at a press opportunity for the upcoming Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun" on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

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Denzel Washington, left, and Mark Wahlberg in a scene from "2 Guns." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Patti Perret)

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Actor Denzel Washington, right, attends the premiere of "Two Guns" with his wife actress Pauletta Washington, left, on Monday, July 29, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

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Denzel Washington plays an airline pilot who, despite being hungover, drunk and coked-up, manages to make a daring emergency landing in “Flight.” (Paramount Pictures via Associated Press)

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Denzel Washington (center) plays Whip Whitaker, a hero pilot with feet of clay. Bruce Greenwood (left) is a fellow pilot and Don Cheadle, an attorney, in “Flight.” (Paramount Pictures via Associated Press)