John David Washington Quotes
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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.
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Spike Lee really gave us a platform, men and women of color.
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Of course I've felt racism.
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Whenever you're feeling moments of discomfort, that means true change is happening for you.
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There's a bit of me that always feels like, 'What's next? How can I get better?'
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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'll never forget watching my dad perform in a Shakespeare in the Park production of 'Richard III' in New York.
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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.
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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.
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My father taught me how to hunt.
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I can only control what I can, which is what I'm able to do as an artist.
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Ask me trivia on 'Sex and the City,' and I will know it. I rewatch it every year. Samantha? Charlotte? Those are my girls.
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I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film.
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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.
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I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am.
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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.
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Football was the best route to obtain my independence.
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I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid.
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There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name quietly.
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The nature of a football team means you're relying on 10 other guys. Even then, that doesn't guarantee a win.
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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.
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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.
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Spike Lee's been doing it for a long time now. We're all standing on his shoulders.