Michael K. Williams Quotes


My dancing came about as a way to be cool, actually. I knew early on that I was not a street kid. I didn't have the moxie, what it took to run the streets with the dudes that I grew up wanting to emulate. But I had a huge need to be accepted, so I found that I could be the party king. I did drugs really well, and I partied really well.


Citations

Gross, Terry. "Michael K. Williams On 'The Wire' And The 'Scars' Of His Past." Fresh Air, NPR, 22 Oct. 2014.

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Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams
  • Born: November 22, 1966
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams is an American actor. He played 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. He has acted in supporting roles in a number of films and television series, including The Road, Inherent Vice, The Night Of, Gone Baby Gone, 12 Years a Slave, When We Rise, When They See Us, and Hap and Leonard.