Omari Hardwick : (4) " Life as a poet and actor truly became full circle as I stood on stage as host of ‘Verses & Flow’ and lived in both of these outfits. It was one of the best experiences of my professional life. " - Omari Hardwick " I was raised looking at women who were strong, and they weren’t really into playing race cards or playing gender cards. I didn’t grow up around women who were like, ‘Well, let the boys do that, and let the girls do that.’ I didn’t really see that in my house. " - Omari Hardwick " It’s rare for artists to really stare deeply at themselves in the mirror, literally, because there’s constantly a mirror on you. " - Omari Hardwick " I’m addicted to the hotel life. It’s humbling and fly at the same time. " - Omari Hardwick