Forest Whitaker isn’t much bothered by being one of the season’s biggest Oscar snubs.
Although he’s won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, it’s always been about the craft for the veteran actor. So repeated comments that he deserved a nomination for his leading role in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and for “Fruitvale Station,” which he co-produced, just roll right off.
“I’ve been doing this for years and my goal is purely to expand the human experience, to expand myself and connection with other people,” he said in a recent phone interview to promote his new film “Repentance.” “That’s my real goal. It’s always nice when people celebrate me or my work. But that’s not my real marker. It’s seems to be more of a marker for others.”
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