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When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued.

Nelsan Ellis
Art, School, Desire
"Nelsan Ellis, ‘True Blood’ Star, Returns To Chicago To Direct ‘HooDoo Love’". Interview with Joseph Erbentraut, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 26, 2012.
When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued.