Eriq La Salle, best known for his role in the TV series “ER,” describes how discovering his passion for acting helped him find his purpose in life. Interview conducted for “Juilliard" from the archive. [VID: Interview with Eriq La Salle. Transcript: There are choices of what you want to be. I think there are choices to pursue it. And I remember I almost, I was almost held back because my grades were pretty bad. And I got into a play as a freshman. I did "A Raisin in the Sun," and there was an im

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