Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Antwone Fisher”
Denzel the Director
Just as Antwone was concerned about telling the story of his childhood, that was Denzel’s main focus as well. His main focus was that he not let down little Antwone.
“My prayer was just to take care of this young man’s life. I promised him that I would. Every day in the trailer, I said, “God, don’t let me screw this boy’s life up. He’s been through enough. Just let me take care of him. I don’t care about me. It’s not about me being a director. It’s about the boy.”