Words matter. These are the best Nafessa Williams Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I did not know much about ‘Black Lightning’ beforehand, but I always wanted to play a superhero. After getting the part, I went back and read the comic books.
I love really sweet, soft scents.
I grew up in the inner city. It wasn’t a joke.
I cannot get away from ‘Streets,’ like, no matter what I do! That was my very first professional job.
When you follow your dreams, you encourage other people to follow theirs.
Who would’ve thought that this little girl in the ghetto in Philly would be playing the first black lesbian superhero on network TV?
Debbie Allen and Regina King inspire me.
I am African-American, and I am a proud African-American. I just don’t like to put myself in a box and say, ‘I’m an African-American actress.’ I am an American actress, and I can do any kind of role.
Will Smith has always been an inspiration for me.
Sometimes you don’t know what is it you want to do until you try it.
Beyonce’s ‘Freedom’ – I listen to that when I am suiting up and getting into superhero mode.
My dream is to be on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ I’m going to do everything to make that happen.
I think I have proven that I can play any type of character.
I really look up to my mother and the strength that she has built in me, especially the strength in her faith, which has inspired me to turn my dreams into reality.
To come and turn the TV on and see Black Lightning trying to make a change and being a leader and stepping up, I hope that it inspires people within their own communities to try to make a change and to walk in their own superhero.
I believe what makes Black Lightning different from other superhero shows and other superheroes is that he’s really, really family-oriented. You get to see his entire family as well as his daughters being superheroes and diving into that universe.
I know what it’s like to be in college and not have the budget to fully look the way I want to.
I am so proud to be a Philadelphian. I believe there’s a different drive and hustle that’s instilled in us.
I didn’t have a brown-skinned superhero growing up who wore cornrows and who reflected the inner city where I come from in Philadelphia.
Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. ‘Black Lightning’ is literally in the hood. He’s going inside of the ghetto and trying to make a difference.
I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians.
If I wasn’t from Philly, I couldn’t promise you that I would have the same drive and the same ambition because, as a little kid, I always saw myself as making it out, and I would escape with television.
All my life, I call myself wanting to be a lawyer because of Clair Huxtable. But the real dream was to be an actress.
It’s cool to stay active and keep my body going.
I believe love is love.
Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he’s in his mid-40s and he has a family, so that affects you a bit differently as opposed to being a young, single superhero.
Believe it or not, I am a tomboy.
I think that’s when life began for me: when I started to follow my dreams.
Representation is necessary, and we all want to turn on the TV and see characters who look like us and represent us in some way.
I get my swag from Philly. I get my hustle from Philly. I get my work ethic from Philly.
