Becoming a junior usher at a black church was my entry into the wonder of worship. Isaiah Washington More Quotes by Isaiah Washington More Quotes From Isaiah Washington I firmly believe that we are all given signs and dreams and put in situations that define who we were and who we are to become. All of it points towards our destiny. All we need to do is listen carefully to the messages and follow our dreams. It is in our dreams that we find our true identities and where our destiny awaits. Isaiah Washington destiny dream believe Everything is not black-and-white . I'm really interested in the gray area - not justifying it, not glorifying it, not condoning it, but at least having people see there's a genesis for every event in our lives. There's some divine order to it, whether it's ugly or beautiful. Isaiah Washington divine-order black-and-white beautiful People forget that it's an acting assignment. You can work with someone for three months, three years or 30 years, and then you move on. I've done I don't know how many films, and I can look at the film and know that I worked with Clint Eastwood, but I'm not still trying to hang out with Clint Eastwood. We did our jobs. Isaiah Washington jobs years moving Seek the truth. Tell the truth. Live in truth. Isaiah Washington telling-the-truth I laugh a lot and laugh loudly! Isaiah Washington laughing I enjoy bringing humanity to complex characters. Isaiah Washington enjoy humanity character Even if I'm playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting. Isaiah Washington guy hard-work interesting You need a blueprint to build a house because you need to know how far the concrete is going to be poured and you need to know how think the walls have to be. Isaiah Washington wall house thinking You don't want to be on a show that no one wants to see, and then think your phone is going to be ringing off the hook to do other jobs. I'm not tethered to the fact that my demise may be reached this season or next season, or whatever. Isaiah Washington phones jobs thinking Falling in love is easy, but somebody tell me how to stay there. Isaiah Washington falling-in-love love-is fall I love Facebook. I could brush my teeth with Facebook. Isaiah Washington brush facebook teeth love I'm no longer going to play thugs or debauched cops that I can't possibly make complex characters. I'm bigger than that. I owe too much to too many good people at the Goodman, Arena and Playwrights Horizons. Isaiah Washington good good-people too-much people I am not homophobic - in no way, shape or form. Isaiah Washington shape i-am homophobic way Not just art for art's sake, but I want to have films out there that will provoke authentic, holistic conversations about the human condition. And not provide the easy answers, but put it out there. Isaiah Washington will easy want art I'm a human being first and foremost, and I have something to say that I think is worthwhile. 'Blue Caprice' is just the second installment of so much more coming. Isaiah Washington human-being say think blue The whole time I was on 'Grey's,' I'm still reconciling myself to my 11-year-old son, because he never saw me during that time. By the time he got up, he'd see a dent in his pillow, but by the time I got home, he was already asleep. So for three years, he had a daddy that he never saw because I had to work. Isaiah Washington myself me work son Humanity is in my heart. Do I suffer fools? No. Am I a stickler for my profession? Yes. I am a task master? Yes. My military background, football background, I'm a team player all the way, and I love winning. Isaiah Washington i-am heart love football I didn't know what gay was until I lived in New York for 10 years. You know, I was just underexposed in that regard. Isaiah Washington new know you gay I've written a book; I've become a better husband and father because I'm home every day. My connection to the Hollywood world has only been through Facebook. Isaiah Washington day home father world The average person in Hollywood just assumes that if you're on a hit TV show, then that's the first thing you've ever done. Isaiah Washington person just you done
