Actor Billy Dee Williams has come out in support of performers wearing 'blackface', as he believes actors should be able to perform in blackface.
Actor Billy Dee Williams has come out in support of performers wearing 'blackface', as he believes actors should be able to perform in blackface.
In a new episode of Bill Maher바카라s 'Club Random' podcast, the 'Star Wars' actor recalled watching Laurence Olivier in 1965바카라s 'Othello', where Olivier wore blackface to portray the title role.
바카라When he did 바카라Othello', I fell out laughing,바카라 Williams said.
바카라He stuck his a** out and walked around, you know, because Black people are supposed to have big a***s. I thought it was hysterical. I loved it,바카라 Williams added, reports variety.com.
바카라I love that kind of stuff.바카라
The podcast host asked, 바카라Today, they would never let you do that,바카라 to which Williams replied, 바카라Why?바카라
바카라Blackface?바카라 Maher questioned in a tone of surprise.
The actor said: 바카라Why not? You should do it. If you바카라re an actor, you should do anything you want to do.바카라
Maher then pointed out that Williams, 87, "actually lived in a period where you couldn바카라t play the parts you should바카라ve played.바카라
Williams said: 바카라The point is that you don바카라t go through life feeling like, 바카라I바카라m a victim. I refuse to go through life saying to the world, 바카라I바카라m pissed off.바카라 I바카라m not gonna be pissed off 24 hours a day.바카라
The actor is known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the 'Star Wars' universe, as well as the films 'Brian바카라s Song', 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'Mahogany'.
