“I grew up in East Flatbush in Brooklyn which was an intense neighbourhood filled with different West Indian cultures.” DifferentCultureGrewGrew UpFilledWestEastIntenseIndianBrooklynIndian CultureNeighbourhoods Author:Michael K. Williams
“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.” IfsThinkingWantTryingChildrenDifferentSchoolFallSexFoundationVideoWheelsBranchesDifferent ThingsVehicleStay TrueThugSirens Author:Michael K. Williams
“The streets would have chewed me up and spit me out and I knew that, but I found my own ways and different knacks for getting in trouble and being reckless with my life. And I've overcome a lot of personal demons and to be alive is really my greatest achievement.” WayDifferentFoundMy OwnAliveTroubleStreetsAchievementOvercomingDemonRecklessSpitKnackGreatest AchievementPersonal Demons Author:Michael K. Williams
“I don't believe in typecasting. Just because all my characters may come from the other side of the tracks doesn't mean they are all the same. You don't stereotype people and generalize people, everyone's different.” PeopleBelieveMayMeanDifferentCharacterSidesDon't BelieveTrackStereotypeTypecastingThey Are All The Same Author:Michael K. Williams
“For me, the best experience is to get to watch all of these different actors that come to the different seasons and bring these A-game performances. I'm just like, "Wow, can you do that again, so that I can take notes? How did you do that?!" That's the greatest joy, in doing a show like 'Hap and Leonard: Mucho Mojo'. I get to watch all of these thespians come rip it a new asshole.” DifferentJoyRip Author:Michael K. Williams