Denzel Washington argues that the real qualification for directing isn't racial matching but cultural fluency. He draws a sharp line between surface-level color and deep cultural understanding — illustrated by the visceral, specific detail of knowing what a hot comb hitting your hair on a Sunday morning smells like. The point isn't identity politics; it's whether the director has lived the world of the story.
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