“The way I understand it—especially in the deep south—you put a white guy with a black guy on a chain gang, it was the ultimate humiliation.” Dan Tullis Jr.
“Wallace Beery Jr—when I do Showboat, I actually try and take things from certain actors to incorporate them in my performance. There were some physical things he’d do in the movies—when he’d get mad, he’d grab his belt and shift his trousers—I incorporated that.” Dan Tullis Jr.
“‘Ol Man River—it’s an interesting phenomenon—to me, the best song ever written for a bass baritone. I don’t think there’s anything that can touch it. But a lot of people when they see someone that’s not black sing it—they freak out. And I’m not talking about black people, either.” Dan Tullis Jr.