John David Washington Quotes

I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent.

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences.

I want to do films that challenge me. I want to do what the actors I look up to are doing - the Gary Oldmans and Daniel Day-Lewises.

My whole life, I wanted to be an actor. Perhaps the seed was planted when I saw Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien', wiping the floor with the men on the ship.

As an actor, you usually live your life with faith.

This art of acting is a process I love very much. It's an unbelievably fulfilling experience for me and I look forward to building upon my art in the years to come.

I want to be a good actor more than anything - someone you can respect.

I think I'm still trying to find my feet as an actor. And I know it ain't brain surgery, but it confuses me and it comes between me and my sleep a lot.

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.

As an actor there are no drawbacks.

I had to study acting to basically educate myself.

I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.

The idea was always to be an actor.

My vocation is I do what I do. I'm an actor; that's what I do.

I think I was born to be an actor.

Through the auditions and the process of 'Sonali Cable,' I realised that I want to be an actor.

Let's not forget that I am an actor and I'm a real budding, enthusiastic and ambitious actor.

One of the joys about acting is researching.

I discovered that I act because I really love to act. I don't act because maybe it will get me a magazine cover or that I can get on a talk show.

One of the great joys of being an actor is you get to go back to school.

I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.

My advice to young actors is to push yourself and to aspire to be great.

I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.

Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over.