John David Washington

I got introduced to Shakespeare at four years old, and I fell in love with the language.

— John David Washington

Ask me trivia on 'Sex and the City,' and I will know it. I rewatch it every year. Samantha? Charlotte? Those are…

— John David Washington

The injury that ended my time in football turned out to be serendipitous. I tore my Achilles while training for a pending…

— John David Washington

I'm still trying to find the actor I want to be, but I know what kind of the talent I want to…

— John David Washington

Spike Lee is a master of tone, so basically, if he wants to do something, he should do it, and Imma listen.

— John David Washington

I hope people will see how harmful words are and how irresponsible we can be when saying the wrong things at the…

— John David Washington

Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.

— John David Washington

In college, I had an alias: I was Johnny.

— John David Washington

There's some men and women out there that are doing their job the right way. They're protecting and serving complete strangers in…

— John David Washington

I would tell people my dad was all the characters he's played in movies, because once you say he's a lawyer or…

— John David Washington

Football was the best route to obtain my independence.

— John David Washington

I went to a historically black college.

— John David Washington

Whenever you're feeling moments of discomfort, that means true change is happening for you.

— John David Washington

My mother taught me how to love.

— John David Washington

Being able to tell people's stories - this is the most exciting job in the world to me.

— John David Washington

Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders.

— John David Washington

I think, culturally, stories are important, whether it be cinema, whether it be by word of mouth - which I don't even…

— John David Washington

It's a beautiful thing when you serve the team.

— John David Washington

Of course I've felt racism.

— John David Washington

There's men and women out there protecting and serving, doing it the right way, that aren't talked about.

— John David Washington

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