summarizes a four-hour night of drinking and dining at old school haunt The Russian Tea Room after Williams spent the day signing autographs at New York Comic-Con. Somewhere between the chicken Kiev and vodka neat sprinkled with Emergen-C, the man best known to moviegoers as the intergalactic gangster Lando Calrissian defined himself as gender fluid, and one who uses multiple pronouns.
“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,” the 82-year-old actor said. The topic came up due to Williams offering “an analysis of cool,” commenting on the artwork inside the famous New York restaurant and noticing other diners' styles. Williams studied painting for a few years before making a go of acting as an adult He's also a clothing designer, appearing for the Esquire photo shoot in an overcoat he made himself.
“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 said.