Denzel Washington on the Secret to His 35-Year Marriage: 'I Do What I'm Told and Keep My Mouth Shut!'

Three and a half decades into his marriage,Denzel Washingtonhas learned a few things about what makes his lasting love with wife Pauletta work.“I do what I’m told. I keep my mouth shut,” Washington, 63, joked to PEOPLE.The Equalizer 2star also revealed that when he and his wife celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in June, they did so in a low-key way. “We just chilled, had some dinner,” he said. “It was kind of quiet.

Denzel Washington Opens Up About Losing His Mother: 'She Was There for Everything'

Denzel Washingtonis mourning the death of his mom. While appearing onThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertWednesday, the 66-year-old actor opened up about losing his mother Lennis Washington. She died in June at age 97. Thanking hostStephen Colbertfor his condolences,The Tragedy of Macbethstar said “A mother is a son’s first true love. A son, especially that first son, is a mother’s last true love,” before getting choked up. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS “She was there for everything, and she went home,” Denzel continued, asking for a tissue.

Denzel Washington Recalls Telling Chadwick Boseman to Marry His Wife Simone Ledward

Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images (2) Denzel Washingtonwitnessed the love between the lateChadwick Bosemanand his wife,Taylor Simone Ledward. In a new interview withCBS Sunday Morning, the director and actor, 65, spoke about working with Boseman onMa Rainey’s Black Bottom,recalling how he told theBlack Pantherstar to marry Ledward after watching her care for him on the set of the Netflix film. The couple, who was only just dating at the time, married sometime before Boseman’s death in August at age 43, four years after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.

Denzel Washington Reveals What He Thinks of' The Tragedy of Macbeth' Onscreen Wife: 'Frances McDormand Is a Beast'

Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Denzel Washingtonthinks hisThe Tragedy of MacbethcostarFrances McDormandis like a wild animal. “Frances McDormand is a beast,” Washington, 66, tells reporters about theferocity of his onscreen wifeat Alice Tully Hall inside the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York on Friday night. The actor described howThe Tragedy of Macbethwriter and director Joel Coen, 66, and his real-life wife, McDormand, 64, assembled an international group and included graduates of The Juilliard School for theblack-and-white filmthat stars Washington and McDormand as Lord and Lady Macbeth, respectively.

Denzel Washington Says He's 'Blessed Beyond Measure' with Wife Pauletta: 'She Holds Everything Together'

Pauletta Washington and Denzel Washington on March 27, 2022.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImageDenzel Washingtonis praising his life with wifePauletta.While Washington, 68, appeared on a new episode ofTom Brady’s radio showLet’s Go! with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Grayon SiriusXM,the actor shared his plans for Thanksgiving and complimented his wife of 40 years for her prep work to host guests.“The Missus is getting everything ready. The long table is out. People come from all over.