"I got the gun. You got the briefcase," was one of my top ten most profound television moments, and it kind of bums me out that so few people I know saw it. It probably made me kind of an evangelist, though. Because I was like, well, damn. Never thought about it like that. How Levy's all respectable and maybe he shouldn't be, and how as a person receiving government benefits, I get, well, threatened a lot. And the guy in Scottsdale getting a huge tax break, nsm.(I doubt that Simon intended that particular realization, but there it was anyway.) I hate him when it's time to write a villain, though...I call Mr. Simon out his name frequently at such moments because I can't just write something evil and have done...it won't be good enough. Bastard.
Because mostly a guy like Omar on TV would be this stupid, piece-of-shit killing machine that never thinks, ever. Much less about his place in life...society, stuff like that.
I quote Omar too damn often, especially about "Never turn my gun on no citizen."
ETA: That interview was pretty deep. thanks for sharing. I heart wire interviews because, ok, they are like methadone for this fiend, but also because Wire cast members tend to be smart, thoughtful people who struggle for their art and have not gotten by on their looks and the same three replies of :
"*such* a professional."
"We're like a family."
"growing in different directions."
And it seems to interest reporters who have deeper questions than "So, you kiss boys? Is...that like totally disgusting?" which, if you contrast with the ink Kyle Secor was getting at the end of Homicide, is pretty relevatory