1:31 PM, Jan 11, 2013

Actor Walt Willey speaks with The Jackson Sun in between sessions he held with students at North Side High School on Friday, Jan. 11. / KENNETH CUMMINGS/The Jackson Sun

Written by Tracie Simer

Students taking fine arts classes at North Side High School have been attended special sessions today with Walt Willey, star of the soap opera, "All My Children."

Willey is in town to promote an upcoming show he produced about Wild Bill Hickok and to speak with students about acting, show business and the importance of the fine arts.

"You can do any of this," Willey told a room of students earlier today. "There is no reason you can't. You have to relocate or do other jobs, but you can do it and don't let anyone tell you that you can't."