Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams
Michael Kenneth Williamsis an American actor and dancer. He is best known for his portrayal of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic, Bessie...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth22 November 1966
CountryUnited States of America
thug should-have long
I am the epitome of the underdog. By societies standards I should have been dead a long time ago, and I was nobody's gangster, I wasn't a thug, I wasn't selling drugs on the corner - I was scared of that.
fighting past people
Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love. I am proud to join the ACLU in the fight to make mass incarceration a thing of the past.
jobs focus kind
I come to work on time. I focus on my job. I bust my scenes out and everything else kind of happens from there.
nuts want honey
I do happen to love Honey Nut Cheerios. I don't know if I want to walk down to the store in my pajamas for them. But I do love them.
sex children fall
Writers will see your work and want to try you in different things but I think you have to stay true to your vehicle. We all have a vehicle. Whether it's a thug, or a school child or the babyface or the sex siren or the video vin, whatever it is ride that until the wheels fall off and eventually, if you build your foundation then you can branch off.
kids
I got picked on a lot as a kid.
east culture brooklyn
I grew up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn which was an intense neighbourhood filled with different West Indian cultures.
mind roles problem
I haven't had a problem with being typecast, but if I was only getting one type of role, I wouldn't mind. What I'm worried about is not working.
air hustle starting-out
It's weird, sometimes I still see myself as just starting out. I tend to forget how much I've been doing, but in the beginning it is about the hustle, being out there and doing the work. Nothing is going to come to you, you have to get out there and do the work, and I've been doing that. But sometimes it's good to take a break and let these things air out. Reflect and take it in.
educational opportunity childhood
CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY
justice people criminals
Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love.
jobs compassion people
I use my job to engage empathy and compassion for people society might stereotype or ostricise.