Denzel Washington makes remarks during the University of Pennsylvania's 255th Commencement Monday, May 16, 2011, in Philadelphia.
*Denzel Washington says there’s a lesson to learn in his decision to deliver the commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania.]
Addressing about 5,000 graduates at the Ivy League school in Philadelphia on Monday, the Oscar- and Tony-winning actor said the academic ceremony was “a little overwhelming and out of my comfort zone.”
And that was his reason for accepting the invitation to speak, he said.
