wendell pierce is one of the most accomplished actors in america today. you probably know him from the wire, suits, his role injack ryan. we flew down to new orleans to talk to him about what it takes to become a great actor, but also his love of that city and his time there in hurricane katrina. wendell, it s so good to see you. so good to see you. welcome to new orleans. thank you for having me to your home town. last time we met was in la. i m much happier that we re meeting here. yes, i know, it s beautiful. you suggested the world war ii museum. yeah, i suggested it because my dad fought in saipan during world war ii and it really made an impact on me, you know. he would talk about it briefly, and then he went through some things, some challenges afterwards that showed you how to deal with adversity. and so it taught me a lot. and so i like to come here as it expands. it really shows the sacrifices that people made, that the country made. it really shows you how to stur
you how to deal with adversity. and so it taught me a lot. and so i like to come here as it expands. it really shows the sacrifices that people made, that the country made. it really shows you how to sturdy your character. it s an incredible museum. look at this amazing. it s a cool building. architectural design. very cool. gives you an idea of the planes and the warships that were there. and the rain held off for us. and the rain held off. i had a horrible feeling we had a big storm coming. no, no, no. not foryou, katty. she laughs so, wendell, you ve been in an extraordinary number of hit productions. jack ryan, the wire, suits. onstage recently in death of a salesman. is there a method to the way you choose your parts? erm. good writing. i try to do projects. i used to be a theatre snob, you know, when i first got out of conservatory. what is a theatre snob? you know when you re getting out ofjuilliard and you re like, i only do theatre, you know. the trite work that is o
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