Omari Hardwick Quotes
To make your own family is just the most empowering thing ever. It's the greatest thing you can ever pull off.
Quotes to Explore
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
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It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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Our family is very tight. Just like any family, we have our ups and downs, but the love is always going to be there. I try to go to my parents' house as much as I can.
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There's a reason you can still read Thucydides, and it still makes sense to you thousands of years later.
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Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
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When you watch the sitcoms that were the big hits when I was growing up, TV was still just TV. It was allowed to just be TV. There were three channels that were competing for the whole family and you couldn't take your business elsewhere.
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I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity.
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Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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I didn't grow up with a lot of babies in my life because I only grew up with my parents - I didn't have any brothers or sisters - and I didn't have my family close by.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
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I think the sense of community that exists with all the characters - that's the answer. The fact that they have found a family in their friends. It does give some depth and meaning to their lives.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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It's great to have a place of my own, but I still see my family often, as we are very close.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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I don't dig staying in one groove.
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I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.
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I believe that modern slavery is the most outrageous assault on the rights of an individual. It is something that touches me deeply because I grew up in rural Brazil and could see first-hand how poverty forced people to work in harsh, exploitative conditions.
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To make your own family is just the most empowering thing ever. It's the greatest thing you can ever pull off.
