I'm reminded of the line in Steel Magnolias, "I would rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special."

Frankly, I wish I could wring Robert Harling's neck for coming up with such cornball, sentimental lines such as this. "Steel Magnolias," IMO, was a fantastic story ruined by some very bad dialogue.

I dont think either comment is bad or counts as talking smack. The guy is an actor and feeling typcast, only being moerable for his body and not his talent. It must have been frustrating with people more interested in him as a sex object as opposed to an actor

Moore wanted to return to Y&R in addition to Criminal Minds. He said they never invited him back before the recast. This may have pertained to money issues--prime time actors cost a lot more than a washed up ex Family Matters alum.

Eileen Fulton talked smack for her final give years on ATWT and, since she never got a scene, sort of counts.

Wasn't acting something she just fell upon? In the Jules Asner interview, she says she wanted to major in journalism. She also mentioned she didn't like being interviewed.

Then, why bother being interviewed at all, Meg? If anything, refusing to speak to the press could create a irresistible aura and allure that only makes the fans love you more. Just ask Greta Garbo and Beverlee McKinsey. ;-)

Meg clashed with Michael Parkinson and he said she was probably his worst interview ever.

I'll never understand why soap fans get so offended when actors express negative opinions about their previous shows or the genre. So what? It was just another job to them.

Exactly.

I have had like 11 jobs, and i trash almost all of them because in the end, they were awful for one reason or another. I would not be in the job i am in if it wasnt for at least some of them, but i owe them nothing, they owe me nothing.

Its the same with actors.

How do you do know that it is the soaps that helped them build their career? It is quite possible that they left their soap roles off their resume because it held them back from getting roles. Hollywood doesn't consider soaps this great work of art that their fans do.

I just can't relate to this opinion. I may enjoy the soaps now and then, but I don't think that actors and others who look down at them are arrogant or delusional.

I do find the lack of self-awareness in some soap fans amusing though. They find it alright to look down their noses on other genres like game shows, talk shows, and court shows, but are offended when others dismiss soaps as crap.

Interesting conversation.

I Just Dont Like It when Actors Look Down On Parts Of Their Career That Made It possible For Them To get Other roles

Ok Daytime May Be Looked Down Upon By The Majority But There Is still a Big Number In That Minority That Loves Daytime Actors & Uses Them A Lot

Aaron Spelling, Alan Ball, Joss Whedon, The Lost Dudes, David E Kelley Just To name A Few On TV

Then You Have Tyler Perry, Rob Reiner who love soaps and have cast actors from daytime in their films

Seeing the Tommy Lee Jones article Carl posted in the OLTL thread,reminded me that I think he was quite dismissive of his soap experience.

Susan Sarandon on the other hand talked about it ,saying it was apositive exxperience for a young actress.

With some exceptions, it seems like those who speak more positively about their soap experience(s) tend to have more career longevity than those who don't. Just my observation, though, from reading this thread.

Meg Ryan.

I'm reminded of the line in Steel Magnolias, "I would rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special."

Meg Ryan had about 14 minutes of fame. 30's a stretch, even speaking metaphorically.

To clear up the Joan Collins stuff, I do believe they could've convinced her to stay if she was treated better. One of her requests was that she have a driver. They agreed to this and later reneged on it. I'm sorry, it's Joan Collins and because of what she could do for you show, she deserves a little special treatment. The reason she left after 3 months (not even completing her contract) is because the EP (Paul Rauch?) wouldn't work around her book tour and instead let her go to bring back Marj Dusay. The entire thing was a disaster because they didn't promote her and treated her like garbage. I recall reading an interview during Footballers Wives where she said "a big fat female producer" gave her hell. I'm assuming that was MADD.

I'm sorry, it's Joan Collins and because of what she could do for you show, she deserves a little special treatment.

Exactly. I'm not saying I would have chosen JC to play Alexandra, but if you land someone like her, you might as well exploit her cache to help your show.

I recall reading an interview during Footballers Wives where she said "a big fat female producer" gave her hell. I'm assuming that was MADD.

I think so. Paul Rauch fought to get her on the show, but MADD, for whatever reason, was more ambivalent about her.

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I recall reading an interview during Footballers Wives where she said "a big fat female producer" gave her hell. I'm assuming that was MADD.

LMAO, I don't usually "condone" such insults, but only Joan. She cracks me up, she's so unapologetically politically incorrect, and I love it.

Exactly. I'm not saying I would have chosen JC to play Alexandra, but if you land someone like her, you might as well exploit her cache to help your show.

I think so. Paul Rauch fought to get her on the show, but MADD, for whatever reason, was more ambivalent about her.

I think JC was miscast as Alexandra. That isn't the role she should have played...simply not the right part for her. She was faaaaaaaaaaabulous on the show mind you, but she didn't play Alex, nor was she written as Alex. She could have been written as a friend of Alex's or an old fling of Alan's...either way the context would have been better.

Everyone at GL and P&G should have kissed the ground she walked on. JC got a segment on Entertainment Tonight to promote her appearance HERSELF, the bloody P&G publicity department didn't even bother. Paul Rauch liked working with JC and paid her handsomely for her work.

LMAO, I don't usually "condone" such insults, but only Joan. She cracks me up, she's so unapologetically politically incorrect, and I love it.

She is fabulous personified. I just imagine her in a black suit with leopard coat, bursting into the restaurant at the Manhattan 4 Seasons with her arms full of shopping bags, eyes ablaze, bangles jangling, exclaiming insults however she likes!

I think by the time Joan came in, Alex was basically done as a character. I've said this before but as much as I don't think Marj was the best choice for Alex, I have to pity the woman for dealing with 11 years of consistently bad writing. That must be a record.

Joan reinvented Alex for me, with a few of the basic Alex character traits still there, like her warmth, her humor, and her ability to sit down with the commoners and relax. I think she was the only one of the Alexes who could have just sat and had a beer with Buzz -- Marj/Justin worked well together but she was never quite that common, and Beverlee probably would have recoiled at this man.

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