Once I got the job on ‘Walking Dead,’ I started thinking about how I always wanted to get back to the East Coast. My mom lives in Baltimore, and I have a lot of family in Baltimore and New York. – Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
Although I was born in New York, I moved to Baltimore when I was young. And I like to say New York birthed me, but Baltimore raised me. A big part of my heart was always in Baltimore. – Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
I went to Juilliard as a clarinet major, and somewhere between the beginning and the end, I stopped playing it. I asked myself who was I reaching… I just fell out of love with it. – Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
What the School for the Arts taught me was a great work ethic. They showed me – not just taught me – that if you work hard, you can see the effects. They gave me that lesson, and I have used it at every stage of my life. And I am still using it now in my new role on ‘The Walking Dead.’ – Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
The plan was to go Juilliard, graduate, and then go across the street and play in the New York Philharmonic – that was the plan, anyway. – Lawrence Gilliard, Jr.
