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
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
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 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 bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish. — John David Washington Bar 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
In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions. — 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
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
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
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
There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?' — John David Washington Always Copy Share Image
I'll never forget watching my dad perform in a Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Richard III' in New York. — John David Washington Dad Copy Share Image
Oh, talking about private school, man, I had cornrows, and when I picked 'em out, certain people that didn't look like me… — John David Washington Hell Copy Share Image
They were very supportive parents in all my endeavors. They have very different approaches on how they give advice. — John David Washington Advice Copy Share Image
I knew every one of my father's lines in 'Glory' - I broke the VHS tape - but I hid my love… — John David Washington Acting Copy Share Image
Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color. — John David Washington Color 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 Football Copy Share Image
Hate has a language, so we have to find a language to combat that. — John David Washington Combat Copy Share Image
Make America great - to me... it's inclusion. Everybody in America, let's do it together, no matter what color you are. You're… — John David Washington America Copy Share Image
I had family in Carolina who were very hood and talked differently in this sort of Southern cadence. — John David Washington Differently Copy Share Image
