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21 quotes by Isaiah Washington

Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American-Sierra Leonean actor. A veteran of several Spike Lee films, Washington is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 until 2007. Washington currently plays Thelonius Jaha on The CW's The 100
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I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anatomy.'

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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... →

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Not only our political system is broken, but how we do business and have public discourse with one another. The system in Hollywood, specifically, is... →

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Even if I'm playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting.

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I am not homophobic - in no way, shape or form.

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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... →

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I would still work with Mel Gibson! He's talented, man! Come on, he came up with 'Apocalypto,' man! I want to work with this guy.... →

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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... →

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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... →

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Whatever I'm throwing out there in my work, you either catch that detail because you're ready to catch it, but if you're not, that's... →

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I hate the term 'black' because it doesn't bring to life who we are as a people. The term 'black' has more negative synonyms than... →

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It's, like, bigots want to embrace me, and I politely take their arms from around my neck. I don't share their views - never have.

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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.

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