72 Quotes by John David Washington

As my father started ascending in the business, people around me started to treat me different. Our lives changed. So that anxiety, that sort of resentment, I just funneled it through football.

Hate has a language, so we have to find a language to combat that.

The nature of a football team means you're relying on 10 other guys. Even then, that doesn't guarantee a win.

In football, I learned about trust, handling failure, embracing discomfort, and rejection, which has helped with the auditions.

I've met Caucasians who are racist, but I've also heard black people say racist things.

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.

It's a beautiful thing when you serve the team.

Being able to tell people's stories - this is the most exciting job in the world to me.

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.