Willie Nelson inspires

 

You wouldn't think Willie Nelson could have a hand in a movie about a rapper, but he apparently was a big influence. 

Hollywood newcomer Jamal Woolard has the lead in the new Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious, and he says he owes it all to Willie.

While trying to find an edge over other auditioning hopefuls, Jamal decided instead of going with the obvious, he'd do things a little different. 

He tells Giant magazine, "At the casting, I seen a million people that looked like Biggie, but I ain't see not one person with a Willie Nelson CD but me."

"His mother listened to Willie, and that's how he would think of hooks. I'm not really stuckon Willie Nelson, but I felt like I needed to listen to him for at least an hour a day."

So there you go, an apple a day may keep the doctor away, but an hour of Willie a day may help you land movie roles.