When interviewer Jake Hamilton replied, “I don’t think God ever asks how many Oscars do you have,” the actor then quipped with a laugh, “He [God] might go, ‘That’s why I gave you an extra week.’ [As] long as he says, ‘Now, get on up here,’ I’m all right.”

Denzel Washington has nine Academy Award nominations under his belt and two Oscar wins (best supporting actor for “Glory” and best actor for “Training Day”), but he places no value on such career milestones.