Top 71 Quotes & Sayings by John David Washington - Page 2

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

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

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

Reinaldo Marcus Green - I'm so blessed an honored to have worked with him.

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'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.

Football players are creative when they're in the moment.

Like acting, undercover detective work requires a lot of performance. There's just more pressure because it's life-or-death situations.

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

Movies are magical. It transcends a lot of hate or human faults in real life because of the fantasy of it all.