Football players are creative when they're in the moment. — John David Washington Ball player Copy Share Image
I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid. — John David Washington Back Copy Share Image
I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina. — John David Washington Family 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 Am Copy Share Image
I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film. — John David Washington Anxious Copy Share Image
I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist. — John David Washington Able Copy Share Image
It's a thankless job for police officers, period, but specifically for men and women of color protecting and serving. — John David Washington Job Copy Share Image
Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him. — John David Washington Blessed Copy Share Image
If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person. — John David Washington Change Copy Share Image
Like acting, undercover detective work requires a lot of performance. There's just more pressure because it's life-or-death situations. — John David Washington Acting 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 Everybody Copy Share Image
I have to keep making films, getting better in my craft, and the way to do that is to work with people… — John David Washington Better 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 Failure 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 Freedom Copy Share Image
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… — John David Washington Because Copy Share Image
I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by… — John David Washington Design Copy Share Image
My mom had an encounter with the KKK when she was, I think, 7 years old in North Carolina. She snuck into… — John David Washington I think Copy Share Image
My mother is very positive and encouraging and nurturing, as a mother should be. She's my auditioning partner. She says when it's… — John David Washington Good Copy Share Image
Who would I be if I complained about having a father that provided for me? Who would I be if I was… — John David Washington Complaining Copy Share Image
I've had the acting bug since I was, like, five. But growing up, I saw how people treated me differently when they… — John David Washington Acting 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 Confidence Copy Share Image
On a Spike Lee set, everybody seems to want to be there and is motivated to work in unison and do the… — John David Washington Best Copy Share Image
I went to bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish. — John David Washington Bar 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 Could Copy Share Image
I've met Caucasians who are racist, but I've also heard black people say racist things. — John David Washington Black 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 Anxiety Copy Share Image
I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's… — John David Washington Complain Copy Share Image
So many people - DPs, writers, and the assistants that go on to be directors and writers - come from the School… — John David Washington Come Copy Share Image
I was ignorant before I did my research of a lot of African American police officers out there who are doing their… — John David Washington African american 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 Common goal Copy Share Image
I wanna work with filmmakers that love, are enthusiastic about their process - about the process - about their process and the… — John David Washington Collaboration Copy Share Image
Every time I was off school, I was in Carolina with my cousins. So it was a big influence on me. I… — John David Washington Actually Copy Share Image
