John David Washington’s Words About His Mom Pauletta Washington Are So Powerful | TODAY

HAT. CRAIG, THIS HAS A LITTLE CRAIG, THIS HAS A LITTLE SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOU. SOMETHING TO DO WITH YOU. >> IT DOES. >> IT DOES. HAT IS ON. HAT IS ON. CRAIG, LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS. CRAIG, LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS. YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON AHEAD WITH JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON AHEAD OF HIS RELEASE OF THE LATEST OF HIS RELEASE OF THE LATEST MOVIE "BLACKkKLANSMAN." MOVIE "BLACKkKLANSMAN." EVERYTHING FROM HIS BREAKOUT EVERYTHING FROM HIS BREAKOUT ROLE TO BEING DENZEL ROLE TO BEING DENZEL WASHINGTON’S M’S SON. WASHINGTON’S M’S SON. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> BEING THE SON OF DENZEL >> BEING THE SON OF DENZEL WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. >> AND PAULETTA WASHINGTON. >> AND PAULETTA WASHINGTON. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> EARNING MORE MONEY THAN HE >> EARNING MORE MONEY THAN HE WAS WHEN THEY MARRIED, BEFORE WAS WHEN THEY MARRIED, BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED. THEY GOT MARRIED. SHE WAS ON BROADWAY WORKING. SHE WAS ON BROADWAY WORKING. SHE PAID FOR THE FIRST DATE, SHE PAID FOR THE FIRST DATE, PAID THE BILL, PAID THE CAB PAID THE BILL, PAID THE CAB RIDE. RIDE. CLASSICALLY TRAINED PIANIST, CLASSICALLY TRAINED PIANIST, WENT TO JUILLIARD. WENT TO JUILLIARD. SHE’S A GREAT ARTIST IN HER OWN SHE’S A GREAT ARTIST IN HER OWN RIGHT. RIGHT. I LEARNED A LOT FROM HER. I LEARNED A LOT FROM HER. MY FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO HUNT, MY FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO HUNT, MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE. MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE. >> THIS PORTION OF THE INTERVIEW >> THIS PORTION OF THE INTERVIEW RESURFACED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. RESURFACED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. ACTRESS OCTAVIA SPENCER SAID, ACTRESS OCTAVIA SPENCER SAID, THIS MADE ME CRY LIKE A BABY. THIS MADE ME CRY LIKE A BABY. JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, HONOR THY JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER. FATHER AND MOTHER. YOU ARE BORN OF KINGS. YOU ARE BORN OF KINGS. I LOVE HOW JOHN DAVID REPS HARD I LOVE HOW JOHN DAVID REPS HARD FOR HIS MOM. FOR HIS MOM. JUST WARMS MY HEART. JUST WARMS MY HEART. PAULETTA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PAULETTA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ENTERTAINER, WIFE AND MOTHER. ENTERTAINER, WIFE AND MOTHER. JADA PINKETT SMITH SIMPLY JADA PINKETT SMITH SIMPLY WRITES, A SON AND HIS LOVE OF WRITES, A SON AND HIS LOVE OF HIS MOTHER. HIS MOTHER. THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 35th THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 35th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. WHEN TALKING TO "PEOPLE" WHEN TALKING TO "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE HE WAS QUICK TO PRAISE MAGAZINE HE WAS QUICK TO PRAISE PAULETTA AS WELL. PAULETTA AS WELL. HE SAID SHE DID THE HEAVY HE SAID SHE DID THE HEAVY LIFTING MADE A HOUSE A HOME. LIFTING MADE A HOUSE A HOME. CRAIG, LESSON LEARNED. CRAIG, LESSON LEARNED. >> NO LESSON TO BE LEARNED. >> NO LESSON TO BE LEARNED. THEY KNEW THE TOPIC WOULD BE THEY KNEW THE TOPIC WOULD BE COVERED. COVERED. >> I THOUGHT THE YOUNG MAN LOVES >> I THOUGHT THE YOUNG MAN LOVES HIS MOM. HIS MOM. I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL. I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL. >> SO SWEET. >> SO SWEET. >> IN EDIT WE THOUGHT IT WAS >> IN EDIT WE THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WE DID A WHOLE VERY IMPORTANT WE DID A WHOLE THING. THING. I CAN TELL YOU THIS, NEXT TIME I I CAN TELL YOU THIS, NEXT TIME I TALK TO JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON TALK TO JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON WE’LL START WITH HU IS PAULETTA WE’LL START WITH HU IS PAULETTA DOING. DOING. >> THAT WAS A CUTE WAY TO >> THAT WAS A CUTE WAY TO ANSWER. ANSWER. I’M SURE HE’S BEEN ASKED, YOUR

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Length: 2min 20sec (140 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 20 2018