Omari Hardwick
Omari Hardwick
Omari Hardwick, son of Attorney Clifford Hardwick IV and Joyce Hardwick, is an American actor, known for his roles in the TV series Saved and Dark Blue, in Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, and, The A-Team, Kick-Ass, in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls and as Andre in BET Network's Being Mary Jane...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 January 1974
CitySavannah, GA
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity artist views
What we have as artists is the immortalization opportunity that others don't have, because our work is lasting; it's there forever to view.
heart writing journey
I took to writing as my medicine to help me stay afloat in acting career journey. I wrote about me breaking hearts, and my heart being broken. I wrote about my views whether they were liberal or conservative. I wrote about everything. I wrote about my life. When I did not have paper coming in as green backs, I'd use random pieces of paper for stories. It was like, I got no money, but I have paper to write. So I wrote.
bridges careers acting
Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.
intelligent actors communicate
Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.
character opportunity play
For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.
bridges careers acting
Poetry has in a way been my bridge to my acting career. I had so many questions about my life, so I took to poetry to express my questions. I had questions about politics, family relationships, and more.
mean reality realness
If reality shows are so popular, that means their viewers are screaming for more realness.
heart thinking has-beens
You know, I think anybody who has been in relationships has access to heartbreak - I don't think we have to go far to find it, whether we inflicted the heartbreak or whether we were the recipient of it.
people reason-why originals
The reason why people don't get called back to sequels is because they did badly in the original [movie].
girl strong thinking
I think, by nature you know, I'm very attracted and I gravitate toward the very strong girl who can watch a ballgame, but who's also extremely feminine.
smart college thinking
I've been described as a smart actor because I've attended college. Or I've been called an artsy jock. And I am thinking, 'So, are actors supposed to be dumb?
jobs opportunity artist
The way the recession has affected Hollywood, a lot of actors that had robust opportunities before in film no longer have such plum options, so cable has done a good job of becoming a happy medium for artists deemed film actors.
play priorities southern
My priorities are leaning more towards family, and I credit my southern upbringing to that. I was raised in the church as well, and God plays a big role in my upbringing and my life.
gay men play
When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, 'I am a male actor, and its okay for me to play a gay man.