Soap Opera Digest – September 02, 2019

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Chances are if you’ve read a funny,

insightful or inspirational quote from a

daytime actor, you read it here first.

learning experience. I’m

actually very proud of all

of it. It got me into the

business.”

— Jennifer Gareis

(Donna, B&B), 8/5/97

MOTHER LOAD

“I was pretty sure that

they were going to let me

out of my contract. Either

that, or just not write me

for a long time.”

— Amelia Heinle

(Victoria, Y&R) on getting

pregnant for the second

time while in Genoa City,

4/27/10

PRIVACY, PLEASE

“My public life is my

public life and my pri-

vate life is just that. As

much as someone would

feel about having children

and getting married and

my family ... those things

are sacred to me. I have

a sensitive heart and so, I

don’t want anything open

for discussion.”

— Tamara Braun

(Kim, GH et al), 2/3/04

PLAN A
“I’m one of those people
who refuses to ever have
a backup plan. I think if
you do, then you don’t truly
believe in yourself and
your plan in the first place.”
— Chrishell Hartley
(ex-Jordan, DAYS et al),
11/1/05

THE SAME,
BUT DIFFERENT
“If you’re an actor or
someone in the public eye,
people assume that your
life is greatly different
from theirs.”
— Grant Aleksander

(ex-Phillip, GUIDING

LIGHT), 5/28/02

ONLY THE LONELY

“Loneliness — the fact

that you are so successful

and you can be so lonely

at the same time. It is

incredible.”

— Jackée Harry

(ex-Lily, ANOTHER

WORLD), on her biggest

fear, 4/8/86

CARRY THAT WEIGHT

“After the pregnan-

cy came along and we

started to live together,

then things started to get

kind of overbearing. We

felt like we had the

weight of the world on

our shoulders.”

— Kristina Wagner

(Felicia, GH), on the pres-

sures in her relationship

with Jack Wagner (ex-

Frisco), 2/1/94

BEAUTY QUEEN

“I’m not embarrassed

to have been a beauty

contestant. It’s not who

I am now, but it was

such a wonderful experi-

ence. And it was a great

You

Gareis

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Hear

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Aleksander

STEVEN BERGMAN