John David Washington Quotes

John David Washington

Profession : Actor

Birth : July 28, 1984

A Ryan Coogler film? I'm there for it.

John David Washington

Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.

John David Washington

It's a thankless job for police officers, period, but specifically for men and women of color protecting and serving.

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 my girls.

John David Washington

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

John David Washington

If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person.

John David Washington

A lot of NFL guys are misunderstood.

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I have to keep making films, getting better in my craft, and the way to do that is to work with people who know what they're doing and who can help me.

John David Washington

I knew every one of my father's lines in 'Glory' - I broke the VHS tape - but I hid my love of acting to make it as my own man.

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 wrong time to certain people.

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I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist.

John David Washington

Make America great - to me... it's inclusion. Everybody in America, let's do it together, no matter what color you are. You're American. Let's figure it out.

John David Washington

I'll never forget watching my dad perform in a Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Richard III' in New York.

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 tryout with the New York Giants, and when it snapped, so did my career, basically. That's what led me to gain the confidence to get into the acting world on my own terms.

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On a Spike Lee set, everybody seems to want to be there and is motivated to work in unison and do the best they can.

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 know if we do anymore, as it all seems to be social media.

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Who would I be if I complained about having a father that provided for me? Who would I be if I was complaining about having a father who loved me? That would make me a real jerk.

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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 not right, so I know what failure feels like. It's about the work.

John David Washington

There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?'

John David Washington