John David Washington Quotes
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I would tell people my dad was all the characters he's played in movies, because once you say he's a lawyer or something, they move on.
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A lot of NFL guys are misunderstood.
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Like acting, undercover detective work requires a lot of performance. There's just more pressure because it's life-or-death situations.
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If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person.
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Spike Lee is a master of tone, so basically, if he wants to do something, he should do it, and Imma listen.
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Hate has a language, so we have to find a language to combat that.
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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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It's a thankless job for police officers, period, but specifically for men and women of color protecting and serving.
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In college, I had an alias: I was Johnny.
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A Ryan Coogler film? I'm there for it.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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My mother taught me how to love.
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I went to bar mitzvahs as a kid. I had a lot of classmates who are Jewish.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm from the old school; hard work pays off.
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Being able to tell people's stories - this is the most exciting job in the world to me.
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I've gotten rejected hundreds of times.
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I've loved acting since I can remember.
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I went to private school, but I've got family from North Carolina.
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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.