United Kingdom, Feb. 8 -- Denzel Washington "bit his tongue almost half-off" and is struggling to speak.

The 70-year-old actor revealed he suffered the random ordeal some months ago that has been "forced to slow down" as he deals with his "swollen mouth organ".

When asked how religion fits into his career, he told The New York Times: "That's why you pray every day. I'm like, OK, Lord, I'm here, I think this is what you wanted me to do. Now I'm not sure why, but one can say coincidence and serendipity and all those things. I bit my tongue almost half-off a few months ago. It's affecting my speech. It forces me to slow down. I have to use it. I have a line: "'Whither will you that I go to answer this your charge?' It's hard because my ton...