Cress Williams Quotes

United States, Actor
July 26, 1970

Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon Hayes on The CW series Hart of Dixie as well as the title character on The CW's Black Lightning.

Back in the day as a kid, I was really drawn to the Hulk because it just felt so human and was probably one of the first stories that I felt emotionally invested in and not just thought it was really cool. You really feel for that person and put yourself in that situation.

Cress Williams
- Cool
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 super hero mythos meets life, where it has that human story; that's what I think I was really drawn to when I started getting into the X-Men.

Cress Williams
- Life
- Men
- Hero

There are aspects of small town life that I really like - the routine nature of it, the idea of people knowing you and your likes and dislikes.

Cress Williams
- People
- Life
- Nature
I love when I get compliments on my shirts all the time. I'm a t-shirt guy, and I think nine times out of 10, they have some kind of super hero character on them.

Cress Williams
- Time
- Character
- Guy
When I get into collecting things, I get a little obsessive. Which is why when I start buying comics, I buy way too many, and I have to stop myself.

Cress Williams
- Why
- Stop
Shooting a season can be a grind. It can be seven to eight months of work. Once you stop, it slows down any momentum you had.

Cress Williams
- Work
- Stop
- Grind