Billy Dee Williams said this quote

“ It was a time after 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'Mahogany' and all those romantic movies: I became this romantic figure on the street in a very special way. ”

Famous Quotes of Billy Dee Williams

Famous quotes of Billy Dee Williams from the classy quote

See all

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

Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger.

~ Billy Dee Williams

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.'

~ Billy Dee Williams

I was in the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design, on a scholarship. I was - still am - an artist. They were looking for an actor for 'Take a Giant Step,' and a producer liked my look and asked if I could act. I said, 'Yep!' Then I got into acting more or less just to make money for paints and canvases.

~ Billy Dee Williams