John David Washington : (4) " Football players are creative when they’re in the moment. " - John David Washington " 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. " - John David Washington " Every time I was off school, I was in Carolina with my cousins. So it was a big influence on me. I actually experienced straight-up racism out there, too. " - John David Washington " 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. " - John David Washington