The Equalizer 2's Ashton Sanders Reveals Denzel Washington's Best Advice

What up young Hollywood? I am here with Ashton Sanders. What up? What up y'all? What's up, bro? You better Millie Rock on him. Hey. Is that what it is? Millie Rock?

I think this is the Millie Rock on Kitty Block in Young Hollywood. Okay. Hey, get it. Get it.

Your fit is extra crispy.

Wow, thanks.

Extra frosty.

Thanks, man. All of the above. Thank you.

Equalizer 2. Two. Baby. Holy forking balls.

Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yes.

I saw it and I was shook.

Word.

I was like, yo, Ashton better come through on the biggest screen with Denzel D Washington. Oh.

Word, yeah. He's a master at his craft, you know? So I was just taking notes.

What is like one thing that you were like, yo, I'm going to apply this to my acting from here on out?

I can get super hard on myself, you know? Uh, especially like before going into a scene. Uh, one day he like peeped me, he was like, yo, I see you across the room, like you should trust yourself because you got this role for a reason, you know? Like Antoine trusted you, we trust you, so trust you yourself.

Antoine is your director?

Laid it all the way out. Yes. Yeah, dude. So, yeah, it was it was a learning experience and both him and Antoine are like they're like legends, bro. You know? So, I was I was it was a blessing. Yeah.

That's what's up. Honestly, I don't want to give away too much, but there was a scene between you and Denzel, of course, you had several scenes with them. There was one scene in particular, like I am such a baby, I'm always on my period. So, when I saw it, I was like, you know which one I'm talking about. You know which one I'm talking about. Oh my God.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's call it the elevator scene.

Yes. I love the elevator scene. Dude, it was incredible.

Thank you.

You won several Oscars for Moonlight, correct?

Yeah, we won um Best Picture, which is really cool. I mean, uh Moonlight was a passion project for all of us. It was this small like thing that turned into this big uh world-renowned, you know, uh film. So, yeah, it was really cool.

So, how's life been since, you know, you guys, you know, won the Oscar as a ensemble?

It's been it's been cool, man. I mean, obviously, uh there's been a big shift in all of our lives after winning an Oscar. We're all really busy, which is a good thing, you know? I think Moonlight uh created uh this this road that's laid out for us now, you know, which is really cool. So, we're all booking, man. We're all busy doing our dizzle, you know?

Ah, man. Right. I love it. What are you listening to now? Like music-wise?

King Krule is really sick. Isaiah Rashad is really cool, he's a part of TDE. Um, has a really cool album called Sun's Tire. A little bit of jazz, man, a little like bit of like film soundtracks. Nocturnal Animals has a really cool soundtrack that's really vibey. That's dope. It's a Tom Ford film. I'm all over the place.

I honestly, I love that. I'm going to need for you to like send me a tweet and be like, hey, Ruba, I got you. Check this out.

You got me. I don't I don't have a Twitter, but I will Instagram Instagram DM you.

Please do. Because I feel like you were just like, period. Okay. Period. Period. The end. Okay. Favorite movie?

Oh, that's so hard. Like what movie that you actually like know the words to? Norbit.

Norbit?

Norbit. So funny.

Wait, wait, with um Eddie Murphy. No, it is really funny, but it's like

It's just so funny. I don't know. I'll watch Norbit at least like once and twice a week, I'm not lying.

Eddie Murphy should have an Oscar for. No, is no, he's

He should have an Oscar for Norbit, honestly. He's a freaking genius. But I don't ever hear people say, yo, Norbit was like my movie. It's pretty good.

You like Clueless? Clueless, the movie?

Yeah. It's not one of my like, I'm not watching it.

Oh my God. That's my movie. Like I sit there and

But if it comes on, it's cool.

But your outfit's giving me like clueless clueless, but man, like the man version. I like that.

Like the man version. I like that. We should start.

Dude, give me some monocles. Ew. That is what I'm talking. That would be so lit. Period. Who's going to be Cher? I think I want to be Cher.

You want to be Cher? Okay, I'll be No, no, actually I'll be Dion. You can be Cher. That would be so.

Yeah, you can start. We'll both start. But you're you're the real star. Dude, you are the best. Congratulations on everything.

Thank you.

I just love how chill you are. Like, read me a bedtime story. Go. On the real. Go.

Once upon a time, There was a boy. His name was Ashton Sanders.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh. All right, you guys, the jig is up. Ashton, congrats on everything. You're absolutely amazing. And don't be a stranger.

Thank you so much. Don't leave us hanging. Y'all can you invite me back? Period. Boom. Boom.