I never play a villain that I don't have something I can either do or say so the audience sees there is something redeemable about them. In other words, I don't want to do evil for evil's sake. I don't want to do Jason slasher movies. There's no point in that.

Migrating to New York James immersed himself in the theater scene taking on bit roles here and there. He lent his voice to the character of Parasite in Superman: The Animated Series. "


Death
James died in 1999 from a heart attack in Malibu California.

James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54. Another 48 Hours Tango & Cash Red Heat The Player and The Fifth Element. 91 m) tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy appearing more frequently in lower budget horror and action films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.