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 Read Quote
There’s some men and women out there that are doing their job the right way. They’re protecting and serving complete strangers in their communities the right way. And it’s a thankless job. Obviously, there’s a lot of information out on cops not doing their jobs correctly, but the ones that are should be celebrated. John David Washington Read Quote
I’ve had the acting bug since I was, like, five. But growing up, I saw how people treated me differently when they knew who my father was, even the stuff I did on the field. Sometimes I’d rush for 100 yards, and the headline would be, ‘Denzel’s son runs for 100 yards.’ That’s where the suppression of that bug came from. John David Washington Read Quote
I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film. John David Washington Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. John David Washington Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I got a scholarship, so I was getting my independence and not paying for school. And then here comes the NFL. ‘Now you got an opportunity to get drafted? Guess we’ll do that.’ I did, all right. John David Washington Read Quote