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Acting Holds 'Bright Promise'
Actor David Lewis finds daytime drama believable and to his liking. He feels that daytime drama tends to be much more true to life than other types of dramatic shows. "People really aren't so poised as others portrayed in sleek plays, and they don't resolve their problems that neatly," he said. "People's lives really are much more complicated. They keep going over their problems. Even when they come to a decision, they fluctuate the next moment."
Lewis is pleased with this decision to portray Dean Henry Pierce in "Bright Promise," shown Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 4 p.m. on WRGB. "The stage is my first love and daytime television is the closest thing I've found to the stage," he stated. "We've been working together since September. We know each other's timing. We know how to help each other and relate to each other. Consequently we are more relaxed and therefore the roles have more reality."
LEWIS FINDS that the role has grown on him in a number of ways. "There's such a wealth of things to read now on the revolt of the campuses. I ask myself,'How do Ifeel about these issues and how would this man, whom portray, react?' He's pretty much conservative, but I've tried to make him broad-minded. He's firm in his convictions but at least understanding of the other side. This makes him an Interesting character to play."
Lewis has played many interesting characters in the course of his long career. He has been a featured guest in many TVseries and appeared as a regular in "The Farmer's Daughter" series for three seasons, "The John Forsythe Show" one season, and "Peter Loves Mary
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