‘Am I one of those people?’ Hm, isn’t that interesting?” Washington said. I heard what you just said. My job is acting.”The “Dateline” interview involved Couric asking Washington, 65, if he agrees with the notion that “Hollywood folks should stick to acting.”Couric countered by telling the star, “No, are you an actor who would rather not —”A rep for Washington told Page Six the star has no comment. We've received your submission.“I don’t know what Hollywood folks are, first of all,” he retorted. “Are you one of those people that —”“No, I’m not that either,” Washington added in response to being labeled an actor. Couric told Pellegrino she believed Washington "totally misconstrued a question I asked and kind of jumped all over me and it was so uncomfortable."Washington responded: "I don’t know what Hollywood folks are, first of all. Katie Couric says she was “shaken” by an “uncomfortable” interview with Denzel Washington back in 2004.. Anyway, I think he must have been having a really bad day, because he later wrote a big check to my colon cancer organization, which I thought was super sweet.”“OK, all right, well, let me rephrase the question,” she responded. I heard what you just said. I don’t know anybody from there … That’s like calling you a ‘type’ of folks. Journalist Katie Couric recounted the story of her 2004 "Dateline" interview with actor Denzel Washington that she said left her feeling shaken.
... Hollywood is a town that has some stars on the sidewalk. I don’t know who they are.”While Couric shared that Washington is "one of my favorite actors," she admitted she was left upset by their interaction."Ah, there you go. I don’t know anybody from there. He then added, “No, don’t stop. Katie Couric recalls uncomfortable Denzel Washington interview I’m not a Hollywood folk. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?Thanks for contacting us. I don't think I said anything wrong, I don't know what happened.'"A rep for Washington did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
So, I don’t — that’s like saying — calling you a ‘type’ of folks. Katie Couric Recalls 'Uncomfortable' Denzel Washington Interview in 2004 That Left Her 'Shaken' "He totally misconstrued a question I asked and kind of jumped all over me," Katie Couric said I’m not a Hollywood folk.