72 Quotes by John David Washington


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    Whenever you're feeling moments of discomfort, that means true change is happening for you.

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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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    So many people - DPs, writers, and the assistants that go on to be directors and writers - come from the School of Spike Lee. He's almost set up an Institution of Spike Lee.

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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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    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'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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    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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