i feel great. >> now he is starring in eugene o'neal's the iceman cometh. >> saving you from pipe dreams. i know not from my own experience. they're the things that can poison and ruin a guy's life. keep him from finding any peace. >> set in 1912. written in 1939. it's about. unrealized dreams. betrayal. addiction. comedy. >> joking. joking. >> it's heavy. >> washington plays hicky. a wealthy, larger than life salesman who visits a group of drunken, down on their luck bar flies. >> bring on the rat poison. >> george c wolf is the director. >> he is incredibly skilled actor uses all his skill set to disappear inside of the characters. i think there are a number of actors we see, enjoyable. compelling. seeing them play this role. this role. this role. they don't disappear. i think he surrenders to his characters in an extraordinary way. >> den gel washington group in mt. vernon, new york. with his mother who managed her own beauty shop. and his father. denzel sr. a minister who worked two jobs. >> used to sit in the driveway with his foot out. of the car. and the door open. listening to th