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If anything, I've seen myself as the full spectrum of colors, and to be faced with not being able to do something just because I'm of a particular race has been something that I've always found very difficult - even today.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Able Always Anything Because Been Being Colors Difficult Even Faced Found Full Just Just Because Myself Particular Race Seen Something Spectrum Today Very

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I go, and I do my work, and I try to do the best I can, and I collect my money, and I go home, and then I go on to the next thing. That's my attitude.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Attitude Best Collect Go Go Home Home Money Next Next Thing Then Thing Try Work I Can

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I did something that no brown-skinned man in the movie industry ever did. I made a brown-skinned man look very romantic - a matinee idol. If you think about it, what I introduced is historical because it had never happened before, and it hasn't happened since - not on that level.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: About Because Before Did Ever Had Happened Historical Idol Industry Introduced Level Look Made Man Movie Movie Industry Never Romantic Since Something Think Very You

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I want people to see my heart, what I feel - not as one of America's best black actors but as one of the best actors.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Actor America Best Black Feel Heart People See Want I Feel

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I take very good care of myself, and I've still got a lot of things I need and want to do - and I am still cute. Retiring seems like such a remote thing to me. The whole idea of it.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Am Care Cute Good Got Idea Like Lot Me Myself Need Remote Retiring Seems Still Take Thing Things Very Want Whole I Am

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It's in our nature. We need to explore and find out what's going on outside of who we are.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Explore Find Going Nature Need Our Out Outside Who

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I think of film when I paint. Even the luminosity that I always keep working for is really about film. But my idea is not to paint paintings that will decorate somebody's house.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: About Always Decorate Even Film House Idea Keep Paint Paintings Really Somebody Think Will Working I Think

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My idea is to paint paintings so that when you walk into a room, I'm pulling you in, or that makes you suddenly stop and wonder: 'What is this? There is something groovy, something else going on here.' Also, I want to give you what is obvious and what is not obvious to the eye.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Also Else Eye Give Going Groovy Here Idea Makes Obvious Paint Paintings Pulling Room Something Something Else Stop Suddenly Walk Want Wonder You

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I always admired my father because he was a man that never put on any airs, you know. And I always tried to be that kind of person.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Admired Always Any Because Father He Kind Know Man Never Person Put Tried You

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I think I've been very fortunate, considering the obstacles that I had to deal with, you know, just being - by virtue of being a brown, lovely, brown-skinned man. But on the other hand, I've been able to make a good living, and I've been able to take care of my family, which is most important to me.

~Billy Dee Williams

Topics: Able Been Being Brown Care Considering Deal Family Fortunate Good Good Living Had Hand Important Just Know Living Lovely Make Man Me Most Obstacles Other Take Take Care Think Very Virtue Which You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: April 6th, 1937

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