Billy Dee Williams, who is best known for playing Lando Calrissian in theStar Warsfilms, shared in a recent interview withEsquirethat he sees himself “as feminine as well as masculine.”
“I never tried to be anything except myself. I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn’t take himself or herself too seriously,” Williams, 82, said.
“And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself as feminine as well as masculine. I’m a very soft person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself,“ he added.
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“It was a love story, really,“ he toldEsquire. “Between two guys. Without sex. It ended up being a kind of breakthrough in terms of racial division.“
Williams’return toStar Warswas announced in July 2018. He joined the franchise for its second installment, 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back, and again inReturn of the Jediin 1983 beforeDonald Gloverplayed a younger version of the galaxy’s slickest smuggler in the spin-off,Solo: A Star Wars Story,released last year.
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In April, Williams surprised fans at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago when he discussed his role inThe Rise of Skywalker.
“How did I find Lando again? Lando never left me!” he said when asked what it was like to return to his character.
The actor also joked about his character being seen as a traitor toHarrison Ford‘s Han Solo, telling the crowd, “I have to explain this stuff to people I don’t know why. I get sick and tired of being accused of betraying Han Solo.”
Williams is one of the last original actors to return to the franchise after Ford,Mark HamillandCarrie Fisherreprised their roles as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, respectively, in the first two films of the new trilogy.
Fisherdied in 2016, but she will appear inThe Rise of Skywalkerthanks to previously unused footage of her fromThe Force Awakens.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerflies into theaters on Dec. 20.
source: people.com
