Members Khan Posted January 14 Members Share Posted January 14 (edited) Amen! Julianne Moore's long past the point of needing to talk any further about her time on ATWT. Yet, she does so, and without hesitation or shame, too. That means a lot to someone like me, who's been influenced more by these shows than by anything else out there in the culture. And I love the fact that she's never referred to her gig as a "stepping stone" to more "legitimate" acting roles. To her, ATWT was a job like every other she's had in the business. Not too many former soap stars share that attitude. Edited January 14 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 14 Members Share Posted January 14 I understand why many actors refer to it in that way, as some (like Nathan Fillion, who says Bob Woods and others taught him everything he knows) do approach it very positively in that context. But I also understand why Moore feels differently. Even she acknowledges (including in this interview) that she learned so much as a young and inexperienced actor from being there day in and day out with the veterans and being shown the way by people like Tomei, so a lot of the same stuff is coming across albeit expressed in a different way. The reality, too, is that a lot of talented actors today like a Jonathan Groff or Melissa Fumero or Amanda Seyfried or Michael B. Jordan or whoever also came up in a much more difficult period for daytime, not the Marland heyday. So their experience may be more about the learning how to be a professional onscreen vs. the heights (or lack thereof) of their material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted January 14 Members Share Posted January 14 Soaps nowadays produce so quickly and out of order that for newbies...there isn't time to learn the naunces of acting. Back in the 80s, people like Moore and Tomei had the luxury of learning from those around them and had more rehearsal time to work out the kinks in blocking and scenes. By the 90s, it appeared on ATWT that if you weren't a broadway nor stage performer...you were treated differently...and not in a good way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueberrywaffle Posted January 15 Members Share Posted January 15 Is it possible to get Bill Shanks' autograph? I love him so much. :c 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted January 15 Members Share Posted January 15 I've wondered whatever happened to him. He seems to have vanished from the public eye quickly after leaving ATWT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueberrywaffle Posted January 15 Members Share Posted January 15 I love him. Please register in order to view this content Is it possible to see this anywhere? :C 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarlandFan Posted January 15 Members Share Posted January 15 After he left acting I believe he became a private investigator? But he really did fall off the radar. There is very little in the way of a digital trail for him because he left acting before the internet became the big monster that it is. btw - I see a couple of his autographs for sale on eBay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueberrywaffle Posted January 16 Members Share Posted January 16 I would like an autograph addressed to me. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch64 Posted January 16 Members Share Posted January 16 That sounds like the premise of a TV show.."Out of work soap actor becomes private eye..watch him don his various disguises to catch the bad guys, and he might actually find love in the real world." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 16 Members Share Posted January 16 "Coming this fall to CBS...," lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VelekaCarruthers Posted January 17 Members Share Posted January 17 Bill Shanks is a well known (age 66) sports broadcaster who resides in Macon, GA. Many links and info about him if you google him, and he has a FB page for his sports show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted January 17 Members Share Posted January 17 That's not the same Bill Shanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueberrywaffle Posted January 17 Members Share Posted January 17 Yeah I read a post on his Facebook and he is only 54. :c 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend Ruthledge Posted January 17 Members Share Posted January 17 There is no way that the Bill Shanks who was on ATWT is only 54. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueberrywaffle Posted January 17 Members Share Posted January 17 No the sports broadcaster is 54. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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