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 a part of with Spike Lee. John David Washington Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My mom had an encounter with the KKK when she was, I think, 7 years old in North Carolina. She snuck into a cross burning. I’m so lucky she didn’t get caught, because I wouldn’t be here. John David Washington Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I was ignorant before I did my research of a lot of African American police officers out there who are doing their job and doing it the right way. John David Washington Read Quote
Football helped me with confidence that I needed. It gave me a sense of independence and earning my own money and my own keep. That’s what it served. It gave me the strength to be able to deal with rejection, politics, hard work, and being introduced to pain and embracing what’s uncomfortable. John David Washington Read Quote
I had family in Carolina who were very hood and talked differently in this sort of Southern cadence. John David Washington Read Quote
