I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am. — John David Washington Copy Share Image
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 Film 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
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
There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?' — John David Washington 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
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 met Caucasians who are racist, but I've also heard black people say racist things. — 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 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
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 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
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 think, culturally, stories are important, whether it be cinema, whether it be by word of mouth - which I don't even… — John David Washington Cinema 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 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
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
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 City 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
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
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
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
Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him. — John David Washington Blessed Copy Share Image
There's men and women out there protecting and serving, doing it the right way, that aren't talked about. — John David Washington Men Copy Share Image
I had family in Carolina who were very hood and talked differently in this sort of Southern cadence. — John David Washington 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
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 Copy Share Image
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 Fantasy 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 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
So many people - DPs, writers, and the assistants that go on to be directors and writers - come from the School… — John David Washington Copy Share Image
