A Quote by Harry Connick, Jr.
I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that.
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I've always done a few things at once. I've always been a musician and an actor, at the same time.
I don't come from a creative background. I don't know anyone in my family who is a musician or actor or singer. It's a lot of teachers, lawyers. Professional stuff like that.
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