"He is by nature and preference a simple, unpretentious man, whose inclinations are still close to his humble beginnings and his Irish farmer forebears. But the actor shows in all his unconscious habits of speech, movement and gesture. These have the quality of belonging to a studied technique." (From O'Neill's description of the character James
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 02:18PM on June 18, 2016