--- title: "1 James Baldwin Quotes By Michael K. Williams" description: "1 James Baldwin quotes by Michael K. Williams. Plus more from Michael K. Williams and more James Baldwin sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/michael-k-williams-10566_acceptance_my-dream-role-is-to-portray-someone-like_2426435.png" --- > [My dream role is to portray someone like James Baldwin. I've always been a fan of his writing, and I feel like he's one of our unsung heroes. He's been pretty much forgotten, and I think he needs to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/my-dream-role-is-to-portray-someone-like-james-baldwin-i-ve-always/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/michael-k-williams-10566_acceptance_my-dream-role-is-to-portray-someone-like_2426435.png) ## Other authors on James Baldwin ## More by Michael K. Williams > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/i-am-the-epitome-of-the-underdog-by-societies-standards-i-should-have/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [My job is to bring to life the character, not to put the words on the paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/my-job-is-to-bring-to-life-the-character-not-to-put-the-words-on-the/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love. I am proud to join the ACLU in the fight to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/our-criminal-justice-system-has-swallowed-up-too-many-people-i-love-i/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [I know plenty of adults who act like teenagers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/i-know-plenty-of-adults-who-act-like-teenagers/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [All my characters have playlists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/all-my-characters-have-playlists/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [Music is always a part of my characters' make-up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/music-is-always-a-part-of-my-characters-make-up/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/writers-will-see-your-work-and-want-to-try-you-in-different-things/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [Ending a television character that you've been, especially someone like Omar Little, it hurts. For me, it's a huge thing. You feel like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/ending-a-television-character-that-you-ve-been-especially-someone/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [Music's been part of my entire life. It's in my DNA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/music-s-been-part-of-my-entire-life-it-s-in-my-dna/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [My thing is to gain the respect as an actor, as a professional, and the friendship and everything else will happen from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/my-thing-is-to-gain-the-respect-as-an-actor-as-a-professional-and-the/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [I'm totally comfortable today with the success that Omar and 'The Wire' have brought me - living with that character, being recognized and remembered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/i-m-totally-comfortable-today-with-the-success-that-omar-and-the-wire/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [My goal is to end mass incarceration and change the laws to stop locking up low-level, nonviolent drug charges. Stop charging drug addicts as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/my-goal-is-to-end-mass-incarceration-and-change-the-laws-to-stop/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/the-streets-would-have-chewed-me-up-and-spit-me-out-and-i-knew-that/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [As we say in the hood, I'm a stoop kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/as-we-say-in-the-hood-i-m-a-stoop-kid/) [Michael K. Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-k-williams/) > [I love dealing with drama. I'm drawn to the painful side of storytelling, more so. I feel like that's where you get the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-k-williams/i-love-dealing-with-drama-i-m-drawn-to-the-painful-side-of/) [Michael K. 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