In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
The nature of a football team means you're relying on 10 other guys. Even then, that doesn't guarantee a win. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
I've failed a lot, you know, in football, and I've gone on a lot of auditions, been told no, been told I'm… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
I got a scholarship, so I was getting my independence and not paying for school. And then here comes the NFL. 'Now… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
As my father started ascending in the business, people around me started to treat me different. Our lives changed. So that anxiety,… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It's a luxury. So I have a… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Football is the ultimate team sport. You're dependent on 10 other people on the field to have success on a particular play… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Football helped me with confidence that I needed. It gave me a sense of independence and earning my own money and my… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am. — John David Washington Copy Share
If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person. — John David Washington Copy Share
There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name quietly. — John David Washington Copy Share
Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him. — John David Washington Copy Share
I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by design. I… — John David Washington Copy Share
On a Spike Lee set, everybody seems to want to be there and is motivated to work in unison and do the best they… — John David Washington Copy Share
I've had the acting bug since I was, like, five. But growing up, I saw how people treated me differently when they knew who… — John David Washington Copy Share
I've met Caucasians who are racist, but I've also heard black people say racist things. — John David Washington Copy Share
Every time I was off school, I was in Carolina with my cousins. So it was a big influence on me. I actually experienced… — John David Washington Copy Share
I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist. — John David Washington Copy Share
I'm connected to a Wesley Snipes, and I'm connected to Giancarlo Esposito because of the history of films that we've all been a part… — John David Washington Copy Share
Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do… — John David Washington Copy Share
