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> [When you're playing a superhero, you're almost playing two different people. I separate when I'm playing Jefferson Pierce and the days when I'm playing Black Lightning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/when-you-re-playing-a-superhero-you-re-almost-playing-two-different/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

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## More by Cress Williams

> [I grew up watching television. I'm a television addict. I had all these heroes, but they didn't look like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/i-grew-up-watching-television-i-m-a-television-addict-i-had-all-these/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [A lot of times, people believe that until you're a certain-list actor, you say yes to everything; you're not allowed to say no. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/a-lot-of-times-people-believe-that-until-you-re-a-certain-list-actor/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [I come from theater, so I'm used to the hierarchy of an actor is just on the ladder, and above that is a director,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/i-come-from-theater-so-i-m-used-to-the-hierarchy-of-an-actor-is-just/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [Growing up, I didn't really read a lot of comics; we didn't really have the money to get them. But I grew up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/growing-up-i-didn-t-really-read-a-lot-of-comics-we-didn-t-really-have/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [From the moment I turned 39, 40, I really turned a corner and became a person who really enjoys working out. When I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/from-the-moment-i-turned-39-40-i-really-turned-a-corner-and-became-a/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [As an actor, the flaws are the things that are juicy to play. If the character is perfect, it can be a little boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/as-an-actor-the-flaws-are-the-things-that-are-juicy-to-play-if-the/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [Generally speaking, I would say villains are a little more exciting to play, but if you get a flawed hero, then that can almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/generally-speaking-i-would-say-villains-are-a-little-more-exciting-to/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [I grew up mainly with my mother, and I would see my father from time to time. But I didn't have a constant male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/i-grew-up-mainly-with-my-mother-and-i-would-see-my-father-from-time/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [On 'Black Lightning' I have a stunt double who's a lot younger than me. The fighting style on the show is heavily martial arts-based,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/on-black-lightning-i-have-a-stunt-double-who-s-a-lot-younger-than-me/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [I have a history, even going back to my time in college doing plays, of always hurting myself at some point in whatever I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/i-have-a-history-even-going-back-to-my-time-in-college-doing-plays-of/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [When you're playing a superhero, you're almost playing two different people. I separate when I'm playing Jefferson Pierce and the days when I'm playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/when-you-re-playing-a-superhero-you-re-almost-playing-two-different/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [As a kid, you just like anything fanciful that you're into, but as an adult, I really love that kind of place where the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/as-a-kid-you-just-like-anything-fanciful-that-you-re-into-but-as-an/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [As an actor, the only pressure I have is to just be truthful and to do my best work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/as-an-actor-the-only-pressure-i-have-is-to-just-be-truthful-and-to-do/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [As an actor, so much of life is out of your control, and it's really not solid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/as-an-actor-so-much-of-life-is-out-of-your-control-and-it-s-really/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

> [A friend of mine kind of revealed to me that idea that there has been countless Supermen and Batman. But I'm the first person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cress-williams/a-friend-of-mine-kind-of-revealed-to-me-that-idea-that-there-has-been/)

[Cress Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cress-williams/)

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