Billy Dee Williams has supported artists who wear ‘blackface’, as he believes that actors should be able to perform in blackface.
In a podcast, the Star Wars actor recalled seeing Laurence Olivier in 1965’s Othello, where Olivier wore blackface to play the title role. “When he did Othello, I fell down laughing. He stuck his ass out and walked because black people are supposed to have big butts. I thought it was hysterical. I loved it,” Williams said.
The podcast host asked, “They would never let you do that today,” to which Williams responded, “Why not? You should do it. If you are an actor, you should do what you want.”
The presenter then pointed out that williams87 years old, “actually lived in a time when you couldn’t play the roles you should have played.”
Williams said: “The thing is, you don’t go through life feeling like a victim. I refuse to go through life telling the world: ‘I’m pissed.’ “I’m not going to be angry 24 hours a day.”
The actor is known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars universe, as well as for the films Brian’s Song (1971), Lady Sings the Blues (1972) and Mahogany (1975).
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