Wood Harris on Growing Up in Chicago, Effects of Crack Era vs. Today’s Drugs

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Actor Wood Harris is responsible for portraying some of the most fascinating, compelling characters in recent television and film history, from his long-term work on The Wire as Avon Barksdale to blockbuster movie Remember the Titans. Wood sat down with VladTV and started telling his story from the beginning, detailing his upbringing in Chicago, his family life, and the role basketball and hip hop played in the early stages of his life. Check out the first clip from Wood’s interview with Vlad above.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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