John David Washington Quotes

John David Washington

Profession : Actor

Birth : July 28, 1984

I had a father who was active, present. There are people out there that never knew their fathers, didn't have their father's support. If I were to complain, that would be real sad. How dare I?

John David Washington

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

John David Washington

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

John David Washington

Of course I've felt racism.

John David Washington

Oh, talking about private school, man, I had cornrows, and when I picked 'em out, certain people that didn't look like me always wanted to touch 'em. One time, I just said, 'Yo, hell no.'

John David Washington

I went to bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish.

John David Washington

I had family in Carolina who were very hood and talked differently in this sort of Southern cadence.

John David Washington

This is a privilege, what we get to do. To be able to tell stories. It's a luxury. So I have a business-like approach to it, the same way I had with football.

John David Washington

Hate is a problem.

John David Washington

There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name quietly.

John David Washington

Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do the same.

John David Washington

I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am.

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 be around.

John David Washington

I wanna work with filmmakers that love, are enthusiastic about their process - about the process - about their process and the environment of inclusion and collaboration. I want the people to be able to trust me, and I wanna be able to trust them.

John David Washington

I've gotten rejected hundreds of times.

John David Washington

Football is the ultimate team sport. You're dependent on 10 other people on the field to have success on a particular play to get to the common goal, which is the win. On a set, we need everybody doing their job and pulling their weight.

John David Washington

They were very supportive parents in all my endeavors. They have very different approaches on how they give advice.

John David Washington

I've been reluctant in doing press stuff - even my Instagram isn't properly managed; I manage it myself. It's kind of by design. I knew that would be what people see first.

John David Washington

Every time I was off school, I was in Carolina with my cousins. So it was a big influence on me. I actually experienced straight-up racism out there, too.

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