Pakistan, Feb. 10 -- Denzel Washington just revealed his sentiments behind the most recent Oscar snub.

The iconic actor, who garnered Oscar buzz via his performance in Gladiator II and has 10 nominations throughout his career, did not receive a nod in the category of Best Supporting Actor shortlist for his role as Macrinus.

However, in a conversation with The New York Times, he clarified that he really does not care because he has "been around too long" to let it get to him.

"I was sitting there smiling, going: Look at you. On the day you didn't get a nomination for an Oscar, you're working on Othello on Broadway. Are you kidding me?" he recalled.

Washington then proceeded to joke, "Awww. Oh, I'm so upset."

"Listen, I've been around ...