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Would You Become An Actor After Graduating From Harvard Law?

You don't expect acting to be the next stop for a Harvard Law grad.

Hill Harper (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Hill Harper (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

It didn’t make my heart beat faster.

— Actor Hill Harper on why he turned towards the dramatic arts AFTER graduating from Harvard Law cum laude. Despite childhood dreams of being a lawyer, Harper came to the conclusion that law wasn’t for him after his summer associateship. He is now starring in the new drama “Limitless” on CBS, so turning away from the legal profession seems to have worked out okay for him.