During Wednesday’s broadcast of the late-night show, the actor fought back tears as he reflected on his mother dying this year, at the age of 97.
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“A mother is a son’s first true love. A son, especially their first son, is a mother’s last true love,” Washington said before pausing as he became emotional and apologized to the audience. He went on to explain that the words were proven to be true after he saw the relationship between his son, actor John David Washington, and his wife. “I don’t care what he does, she’s going ‘Alright baby,’ ” he said.
“She was there for everything and she went home,” Washington said of his mother, proceeding to then ask Colbert for a tissue as he continued to fight back tears. When Colbert showed a photograph of Washington posing with his mother at the 1990 Academy Awards, a still emotional Washington quipped, “This is terrible! Didn’t cry at her funeral…I guess I saved it up for you.”
When Colbert referenced a quote from Sigmund Freud that “a son who believes himself to be his mother’s favorite has a lifelong confidence that nothing can shake,” Washington questioned whether he was in fact his mother’s favorite.During an interview with
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