DAYS: Actor OUT!

[Bright Eyes]

In every interview I've seen with him he always tried his best to downplay Nathan "connection" to Melanie. He's a smart man.

[JaneAusten]

He's got a lot of other outside projects he's been and is involved in. While he seems like a genuinely nice guy,he just never seemed very committed to me but who knows. I always thought he seemed like a very ambitious guy.

[Vee]

Who?

[Y&RWorldTurner]

He always seemed more fond of Nathan/Stephanie than Nathan/Malanie to me.

[dragonflies]

He's having a chat at his twitter page if anyone wants to ask him any questions:

http://twitter.com/#!/MarkHapka

[Dr Neil Curtis]

OMG, I like the Character of Nathan, he took Nick Fallon's place in my heart. I wish the guy luck in whatever he does. Hopefully Digest can give an insight of the real reason he is leaving.....

[AllMyDaysatGH]

http://www.99chats.com/room_132405

yeah he started up that chat, heres some of the major things he's said so far:

He said that he was upset and concerned over the direction the show was taking Nathan, so a few months ago he went to the TPTB and talked about it. He felt that he wasn't given a fair chance to show his ability. That's when the quarantine S/L came about and he really enjoyed that material and the response he got. He said that wasn't enough and he wanted more. He then asked DAYS to either use him, or let him go. He said thank you to them a expressed how hard he was willing to work for them.

He said before the show broke up Melanie and Nathan, the S/L's were fun then it became a year of "casual scene after casual scene". He said he was used as a scene filler to fill in and listen to other characters issues. He said he was sorry to everyone who waited patiently for over an "unnecessary" year for Mel/Nate to reunite just to have the writers "spit in your face and throw the storyline away".

[AllMyDaysatGH]

He loves to work with Shelley Hennig, said she was great to work with and that they were a bit neglected. He said the energy DAYS put into it's characters was not evenly distributed. He said Ken Corday is a good man and from what he heard, Gary Tomlin really believed in him (him as in Mark Hapka)

He doesn't know the future of Nathan.

He also said "I don't know who got the final say but that person is going to be the demise of this show if there isn't a powershift."

[Michael]

Wow, strong words.

I wonder if they're going to recast Nathan. Seems silly, because the character is pretty ill-defined outside of the charm Hapka brought to the role. But even on his Facebook page, he says something like, "I'm an actor working in television to support my real passion: FILM." So he's not somehow I think would've stuck around with the show for years and years, anyway.

[Bright Eyes]

Sexiness of sexy.

[AllMyDaysatGH]

He said "As far as "Higley" goes....we don't speak. We never really have. we may have uttered a few words once during the emmys...thats it though" Funny he put Higley in quotes

[Y&RWorldTurner]

He seems like a really genuine guy from the chat moments I was able to read.

He certainly didn't hold anything back and seemed really passionate about his work and the sub par material they were giving him.

[AMCHistory]

There goes my hope of a Bill Horton/Nathan Horton mentoring relationship...or ever seeing Melissa ever again. Sad move, Days. Especially when there is other dead weight on canvas.

[Eric83]

DAYS sucks for this.

[quartermainefan]

I really think no actors should stick around. Soaps just don't offer any chance to do real character work. Heck, they don't even let you rehearse. It's not the best situation. They are a great way for a young actor like himself to learn stuff, and a great place for an actor whose career is winding down to offset retirement.