Hate has a language, so we have to find a language to combat that. — John David Washington Combat Copy Share Image
Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color. — John David Washington Color Copy Share Image
I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina. — John David Washington Family Copy Share Image
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 Hope Copy Share Image
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 Actor Copy Share Image
I got introduced to Shakespeare at four years old, and I fell in love with the language. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Whenever you're feeling moments of discomfort, that means true change is happening for you. — John David Washington Change 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
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
Being able to tell people's stories - this is the most exciting job in the world to me. — John David Washington Being Copy Share Image
I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist. — John David Washington 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 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 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
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
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
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 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'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 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
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 Cops Copy Share Image
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 Acting Copy Share Image
I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
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 Dad Copy Share Image
