Omari Hardwick Opens up about the Personal Connection to his Iconic Character Ghost
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- čas přidán 13. 02. 2023
- Actor Omari Hardwick joins Jemele to discuss the cultural impact of his hit television show, Power, and his role in helping the Power universe expand. He also dives into how he played the iconic character, Ghost, and how it made him expose some of his own personal failings.
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He played tf out of that role!!! Deserves to be on the big screen!!! Majorly!!!
Omari's insights into Ghost and Tasha and everything around them are amazing. This man has thought DEEP about this.
We so MISS his character.
Yeah same and hopefully we get him back on screen
They need to do something clever and bring him back. He's not dead!
You are so missed… I would love to see you back!
Will forever watch Power because of this Guy...Omari killed the show to the end...he is the legendery...the best and the only Ghost...
I’m finally watching POWER now, totally addictive. The whole cast is outstanding! Ghost character is epic. Fantastic job Omari!
It's an amazing show!!! I hope you're enjoying it still! The spinoffs are 🔥🔥 too!!
Ghost is Power & Power is Ghost, period. Omari deserves so much more from Starz
We miss Ghost
Tasha said “All I see in you is the biggest drug dealer in NY” I was like Wow! Omari has always been a kind well mannered man when he used to come to our barbershop on Crenshaw and still has the same character. His brother to. Extremely respectful! We are so proud of him.
When Omari says he feels uncomfortable doing s*× scenes, I was like I can't believe that. He puts his ALL into these scenes when acting in any movie he plays. Even in a video he was in, he gave it all so sensitive to the part.
I miss Ghost too ❤❤
DFW, TX
I watched the entire six seasons all over again recently and I noted that Ghost and Angela really did a LOT a f**kin'. I mean a LOT. 😅
They NEED to bring ghost back
We miss ghost like we miss 2Pac foreal ghost is a icon now
Facts‼️‼️‼️
Wow, to hear the background story of his character is mind-blowing.
This conversation was astounding to the fact that we truly see the mentality of the black women in the relationship to her black man when from Jemilles own words that intrinsically they think they know their men even better than himself....the audacity. And because of her understanding of her man he can't fly to his highest heights, because in her eyes his flaws will always be greater than his strengths. Power is the greatest show of all times.
Omari doesn’t give interviews. Dude be preaching some deep next level shit. I get confused when i watch some of his interviews. Im like wtffff did i just hear. Jemele ask him why did ghost not have an open casket?
Here's something deep for you. Courtney said this, if you never saw the body did they really die? They keep saying he's dead but we never saw the body, by her own rules never rule out that they could bring him back should the ratings begin to slip and they need to get back to the top.
He'll come back when they pay him more and giving him producing vibes. Which he deserves
He may not miss Ghost but we miss the heck out of Ghost!!!😢
Always loved his interviews. You learn something new every time
Tasha was the antagonist the whole time
Don’t sleep
I didn’t think ghost was too much a narcissist he always did what was the best option to drive his family forward
Until season 5 but to his defense everyone around him pushed him to it
Ghost did what was necessary to push himself forward and his own agenda. The thing about that though is usually what was best for Ghost was also what was best for everyone else in the long run. He was always more forward thinking than everyone else but had very selfish tendencies none the less. Lol Even with all that he was still my favorite character.
He's coming back!!🎉🎉
That’s a damn lie
@@djackson9984 he wasn’t selfish at first they pushed him to it. He didn’t become selfish until he tried multiple times to set everyone around him up for success, and realized that as long as he was around, they would never put the effort into becoming better. He wasn’t being selfish. He was trying to survive the people around him were selfish because they couldn’t let him go
About to finish Power today. Coming right back after.
All of the spin-offs need Ghost. Ghost never should've been killed off. I watch these spin-offs hoping that Ghost is going to show up at some point. They're good, but not as good as the original Power.
He made the show, I just don't find Tariq nor Tommy as complex or interesting as Ghost.
@@iTzReloadedLeaguexDfacts!
The biggest mistake they made was killing Ghost off as early as they did!
I'm 🤬 an 😃 at the same time I'm just now learning that the Show Power was Created , Man o Man I've been Bieng Watching Power that Show is Amazing An Omar Hardwick I knew he was going to be A legendary actor the first time I saw him on Gridiron Gang the unforgettable part on Next Day Air Shavo , I was wondering like bro Where is that dude When I first Saw him back in the day Power 💯 across the board love it
50 said in an interview that he knew Omari had to play 👻 from the next day air character
I feel they could bring ghost back… It would just have to be a very vague and mysterious come back… Almost ghost like I would say… Like a short appearance or a note cryptically telling Tariq that he is alive and watching his every move or something like that.
Nah..his character is not coming back .the show is moving forward with younger actors...Tommy has gone to a different State..Ghost dead..and the others gone..moving on to new actors..every one is connected to each other one way or the other...
GHOST is the man💯
Yesss 👏🏽 good insightful interview...more background on how he embodied his character. His continued growth forced him to move on disguised as Courtney's jealousy. He was truly "The one that got away"..
Don’t believe that BS. Him and Kourney has something going on. For someone who made this character so great not to be recognize when he “died.” Don’t you think Omari would have been vocal about it? Because the way he speaks sure does. Instead straight quiet. He’s not done with this character yet.
@@FMD023 oh ok you think he's laying low..I always felt the door was open for him to come back but, it's clear they didn't get along. He said it was all in "Courtney's pen" and right after the finale he said he didn't agree w/his son 🪦him.
@@Stephanie-et4qm ya I heard that too but I really think it’s smoke and mirrors. Why is it that Angela gets an open casket funeral and ghost didn’t. Every character that dies got to go “power heaven” and talk on the power after show. Why was a main character as popular as ghost didn’t even get that respect ya know? Wouldn’t you feel slighted if you were the main actor and didn’t get that respect? Also for an a power aftershow why doesn’t anyone ask that question. IMHO both been wayyyy too quiet. This show was so popular I’m sure people question that but never gotten a straight answer. Maybe I’m looking into it way much but a spin off called ghost. Tariq quoted “ghost is never gone,” at his grave. Also we all know fiddy loves to troll. If they really had beef he would be the first to tell the world.
@@FMD023 understood...at the very least Courtney is no longer the Show-runner.. hopefully the new one will add Ghost 🤞🏽
"Whether it was Courtney's pen, or she needed a reason to get rid of me" Uh huh. Welp there it is............
Boom
He said it all right there
A sensitive ego writer got rid of ghost.
@@war1518 And this is why I no longer watch the show.
@@war1518 yeah i still think they should’ve did a spinoff
What power showed me was that we as people don’t know what to do with greatness. He had to die because he was getting to big and they didn’t have more ideas to prolong him another 6 seasons along side the build on everyone else’s storyline as well…. It’s unfortunate that all good things must come to an end.
Exactly Same with Blacklist
Nah he died because Courtney didn’t want him on the show anymore. That woman is a genius she could had written more.
@@mikethompson2381 what would be her reason for not wanting him on the show? It would be more advantageous for her to continue to leverage and capitalize off him right?
@wyp617 writers never want the character to become bigger than the show. She tried a few times to make his character a villain and he out acted the role.
Courtney is brilliant but her ego destroyed the show. It’s still watchable but it’s not as intense without ghost. She destroyed one of the best shows ever created
O is so on point!
Bring Ghost back to Power. Let's vote.
Bring Ghost back.
I LOVE YOU OMARI ❤️
Love this
juice of ghost fanatic is prosperous good man wish he come back.
This is a ghost interview not an Omari hardwick one. If you notice he’s talking from ghost prospect
I don’t understand why tariq killed ghost. He didn’t do nothing too much to warrant all that hate
Definitely agree that Ghost wasn’t has big of a narcissist has people said he was
Can’t agree . He manipulated everyone he encountered
@@samuraibenjamin929 He was in the drug game. You have to manipulate and move as a chess player in order to survive. He wanted the best for for everyone tho… A True extreme narcissist only wants the best for themselves and they’re willing to step on their loved ones to get it.
@@jirrellj exactly, he don’t know what he talking about. He wanted Tommy out the game and he wanted to best for Tariq unfortunately he wasn’t in love with Tasha but that’s life
@@ghostmh7827 yeah I think the Tasha thing was gradual. She didn’t support his elevation into becoming a legal businessman
@@samuraibenjamin929 ghost manipulated people yes but a narcissist would manipulate people and not care about the outcome that happened to that person ghost cared about Tasha Tommy and Tarik, anytime that he manipulated them it was to try to make them better that’s not narcissistic up until season five everything that he was doing was to get all of them to be more than what they were because if they could be more than what they were, they wouldn’t need him if he was a narcissist he would be like Kane in the new series
Personally, I still think the brother is processing his way back to himself. I think playing that role for so long took him deep. I wouldn't be surprised if he's been in therapy all this time.
Facts
Omg I’m so glad O gave the ghost perspective I’ve been trying to get Tasha fans to understand.
Understand what
@@dickersonr6172 call that ghost didn’t start off, selfish and narcissistic, and that everything he was doing was to protect everyone around him and keep them safe
Bro get back in the show!!!! The show ain't got the same feelings
Preach
Wait...is that a picture of Wangari Mathaai at the back ground??(
🐐
They made a massive mistake killing him off, he is the face of power. Ghost is definitely dead in that timeline but we need to have a story about where it started and how ghost and tasha setup kanan to serve 10 years in prison. There are a lot of layers to the original story that we didn't get to see.
He goes in history omari and joseph embodied there roles 💪 just hate the ending
I was NOT team Tasha for the simple reason that Ghost wanted to get out the game and go legit and his wife didn’t support him. I was team Ghost to the very end and beyond. How is he a narcissist if he always came back to help crazy Tommy and knucklehead Tasha.
Ghost the big Homie
I miss Omari playing Ghost cause he wanted the best for Tariq , Tommy , and Tasha cause Ghost did nt wants to stay in the drug game , he was Passionate for the night clubs .Tasha wants Ghost to stay in the drug game , but Ghost wanted more especially Tariq.
This is why Ghost is the best. He was the most genuine and generous. Fuck Tasha and Tariq. It's so interesting Omari mentioning the race of his mistress. I was talking to this black woman about Power and she didn't like Ghost. I broke a lot of things down and reminded her of Tasha's behaviour as well as Ghosts. She soon admitted that Tasha wasn't really nice but she didn't like that Ghost went with someone who wasn't black. She saw him as a betrayer and I think a lot of black women feel this way. In truth though, I don't think anyone was genuinely team Tasha because she was not nice at all 😄 But they've been blinded by these other things that cloud their clarity and sense. Power had a habit of killing those with redeemable qualities. You have to be ruthless and completely shit to survive Power. That's why Ghost is dead.
they made ghost into someone he wasn’t he jus wanted to stop sellin dope and be a mogul😂😂😂everybody made him seem worst than what he was as far as his friends and family
Come back, Ghost. Lol.
Whether y'all know this or not,the writer of this story help the black modern women ruin their understanding of a man like Ghost..they don't see the fact Tasha was all about herself and using anyone to meet her self aggrandizement. Meanwhile, Ghost was using anyone to make sure everyone is safe especially him cos if u get him,they all go down.The end of book one proves that.they are all scattered and fighting for their survival especially tariq.
She was in power too 😂😂
If ghost had been ugly. Woulda been a different show 😂😂😂😂
He working with Halle Berry and JLO now, hes not coming back to power.
He has worked with other Celebrities on their level as well also, I don’t think that’s a reason!
🗣️ EPISODE ONE!!! “Tasha you don’t see me as more?”
Then casual fans literally can’t understand why Ghost/James wanted to evolve & though it’s wrong.. cheated and planned to leave with Angela. Angela saw he had potential in high school and still when she saw him as an adult.. & they died trying to evolve.
Tariq the now unreliable narrator never understood this because he was too young and immature.
Folks just forgot all about Mona she was the one that was all in for ghost and James
Yeah, in the end he was supposed to get everything he wanted including her but it was just too late.
stop talking about the character and come back to the show
He will be back season 5 when tyraiq graduates sorry I spoiled it but don’t expect him back in till then just clues and build up
Kinda looks like he embraced the Ghost character permanently
Courtney's pen scratched him out...
Tasha and Tommy was Ghost Downfall
I was always Team Angela. Angela was in tune with the real Jamie.
Lol...what is that weird sound at 11:30
Ghost farting
He couldn’t be himself with Ang, he had a better chance of growing with Tasha.
Himself? He was both ghost and James. He wanted to get rid of ghost and be James. He could be James with Angela . Tasha never wanted him to be anything but ghost. So no he didn't have a better chance of growing with Tasha. He had a better chance of dying with her if anything lol
💯
He would’ve ended up like he ended with Tasha, dead she ain’t want him out the street
Ehh
Angela actually understood the street side but wanted that nerdie Jamie side of him she knew. Even his brother Tommy didn’t get that one
The sisters still don’t get ghost, the end of the show is atrocious, black kid killing his own father
Always speaking like a preacher teaching at a university
This is what I’ve always felt about Ghost’s character, Tariq’s behaviour didn’t make any sense at all
Tasha was the problem, a hater
I'll say what ive been saying since the begining about Ghost, his affair and his wife: The wife was selfish and low down. Didn't care about his well being and only wanted to maintain her lifestyle over the longevity, stability and wellbeing of her family. I didn't like her from episode one. However, Ghost knew exactly who he married and her ruthlessness and scheming ways was exactly how they connected in the first place. If he was gonna decide he was unhappy and wanted better he should have made that decision BEFORE linking up with Angela. Angela, like the wife, got zero respect from me from jump because of her selfishness and lack of morals. For her to keep sleeping with this man knowing he was married with children made me not like her. Ghost disloyalty to and blatant disrespect of his wife when it came to Angela knocked him down a few pegs. I suddenly viewed crazy a** Tommy as a better love interest than Ghost, at least Tommy was loyal. Geesh. Lol
Cap. His wife slept with Shawn who was like a son to him, slept with his lawyer and in the end plotted with his own son to kill him. She was trash.
@@Devroyal7Tasha only did all those things AFTER Ghost betrayed her . . . Continously. Like I said, she was low down but he knew exactly who he married and who he betrayed.
Why he use big words like TiP 😩☠️
The race of the mistress didn't matter (wrong is wrong). We couldn't stand the woman from Arcimony. #dowrongright
He asked her that but he didn’t tell her what he wanted either instead just cheated immediately
Ghost was gonna eventually die but to his son was so stupid
I stopped watching when Omari left the show .
I stopped watching after his character ended.
I don't miss Ghost at all. 0mari and Ghost are so full of themselves
Missed that and ran and met series. They should make a movie of that series with a different twist $.50.