Billy Dee Williams

I love the Mexican muralists - like Rivera, Orozco - and the music of Walter Benton. They gave you a sense that reality was much more than life. ”

I tell my son Corey that the greatest teacher is the teacher who says, 'Don't follow me; follow yourself. Because within you there is that kingdom, that life, that force.' ”

I don't want to find myself ever locked into what people think I should think or do. In my art, and acting, I have a universal vision of things, an international vision. Bigger and broader and beyond. 'Bigger than life' is always on my mind. ”

I think a lot of black filmmakers have done very well. ”

I don't want to sound too carried away, but from what I've seen, 'Bingo Long' is going to be a big one. A classic. ”

I tend to approach characters not based on ethnicity but on some unique individual qualities, and I've set my whole life that way. I don't want any sort of limitations imposed on my work. If you truly want to be a creative person, you can't limit yourself. ”

Jazz is very much a part of my life. I work with the Thelonious Monk Institute and do the artwork for their program every year. ”

Sometimes a true original doesn't need to change a thing. ”

My mother's side of the family, they're from Montserrat in the Leeward Islands. ”

There's always been a lot of misunderstanding about Lando's character. I used to pick up my daughter from elementary school and get into arguments with little children who would accuse me of betraying Han Solo. ”