Denzel Washington has revealed that he did many of his own stunts while filming Unstoppable.
In an interview on BBC’s Radio 1, the actor described the decision as “the stupidest thing” he has ever done but admitted that he enjoyed the rush of the experience.
“Being an idiot is what compelled me to do my own stunts. I think the audiences know when it’s green screen and when it’s fake and they can relax, but a part of the stress that you feel… is knowing that myself and Chris Pine, we’re actually the one’s up there,” he explained.
“It’s like, ‘Wow, it’s actually dangerous!’ I think that helps create some of the tension. Every time you see me on top of a train, that’s really me. We had a stuntman [who] did most of it but I had to do it as well. A train going 50 miles per hour and I’m running across the top of the train!”
He added: “It was ridiculous, it was the stupidest thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
Unstoppable is now in theatres.