My dad loved black singers. So listening to New Orleans music, eventually I wanted to play an instrument.

Dad was a very gentle, sweet man.

I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up.

It is because my dad died suddenly that I became an actor. I thought, I'm going to make money doing this thing I enjoy.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.