Ethan Hawke Says Watching Denzel Improvise “King Kong Ain’t Got Shit On Me” Was Like Watching Miles Davis With A Trumpet “His ideas for improvisations throughout the film were coming out of him, like a great jazz musician doing a solo unexpectedly.” “Antoine was smart enough to roll with it.” “‘King Kong ain’t got shit on me!’” “The scene was supposed to be over here, but he kept rolling. It was unbelievable to be there and watch that happen.” “He’d say things under his breath all the time, like, ‘I’m winning anyway.’ Then it just started coming out.” “It was like watching Eric Clapton with a guitar or Miles Davis with a trumpet. It was just staggering.” “They had three cameras going, and I’m thinking, ‘Okay, wait, this is good. Wait, wait. What?’ I’m listening to all this, thinking, ‘He’s still talking? What the hell?’”