I was a child of a single ...

I was a child of a single mother/art teacher, and a father who was an architect, so I've always been around the combination of art, fine art, and architecture my entire life.
 James Pearse Connelly

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Just to give the audience a breath of fresh air is important.
 James Pearse Connelly
I was applying to the art school, but there was a checklist that said I had to do either production design or stage management or acting. I thought, "I don't want to be an actor, but I know production and stage management take acting classes" - this is literally my internal monologue. I was like, "Designers don't have to take acting classes. Cool. I'll check that box".
 James Pearse Connelly
If you can give your walls history, it supports the action that's happening in front of them.
 James Pearse Connelly