I thought that if acting didn't work out, I'd have done law school or medical school: probably law to be honest. Jesse Williams acthonestlaw Change image and share on social
I grew up in a really horrible school system, but my parents did not let that define how we function. They gave me more work at home from them than I ever got from school. To learn about the history of myself and my people, and that armors me. Jesse Williams armordefinefunction share on social
We often grow up being told that we can do this or that, but if you don't see anybody that looks like you doing it, you don't believe you can do it. But I had great teachers, and I wanted to be a great teacher. Jesse Williams greatgrowteacher share on social
Blackness is not a monolith. We are not homogenous people; we are not all the same. Jesse Williams blacknesshomogenousmonolith Change image and share on social
I don't check for Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly or any of these demons on the Right. They don't wake me up in the morning. I don't care about them, and they certainly don't drive the conversations I'm thinking about, but they do have an audience, and they do lie all day, every day about disenfranchised people. Jesse Williams audiencebillcare share on social
I download, like, forty songs a day, I'm a big music collector and a big record collector. Jesse Williams bigcollectorday Change image and share on social
That's why the role that I have on 'Grey's Anatomy' is important to me, because it's a human being. He doesn't have to wear race on his sleeve; he doesn't even have to talk about it. We just lead by our actions. Jesse Williams actionanatomygrey share on social
Staying true to our goals, Question Bridge as a company and as a project is not singularly about black males. One of the things I'm so excited about Question Bridge is that my vision goes far beyond black males. Jesse Williams blackbridgecompany share on social
I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written 'normal,' which is just code for white. Jesse Williams actorbiracialblack Change image and share on social
You have to be up-front from the very beginning about what your expectations of the other person are, and you can't make any promises you don't intend to keep. Jesse Williams beginexpectationfront Change image and share on social