Soap Opera Digest – September 02, 2019

First Audition:
“I remember that I was
the only guy [audition-
ing] who didn’t make it to
hair and makeup. I didn’t really
want to run into anybody. I didn’t mind
seeing the actors; I actually like seeing who
my competition is, I think that gives me
strength. But as far as seeing the cast and
crew, I didn’t want the distraction with that,
so I kind of minded my own business and
ran my lines and solidified my choices. I
think there were seven of us auditioning and
I remember they brought us all up to stage,
and we could see and/or hear everybody
else’s audition and I thought, ‘Oh, this is
excellent, because I know it’s going to throw
everybody off!’ I knew it would mess every-
body up. Jeff Parise [ex-Carlos] auditioned
for the role and I remember watching him

really good.’ But

I knew he wasn’t

right for this role

because I knew it

was for Sam’s father.

So when I saw him

set, I wasn’t surprised. I

auditioned with Maurice

Benard [Sonny], who seemed

to give you some direction or they ask you

to stop to see if it messes you up, but that

didn’t bother me. I think they set it up with

potential distractions to see how well you

hold it together because of the pace that

we have these days. I think it’s almost an

audition for your acting, an audition for the

technical aspect, and an audition maybe

for temperament and how well you hold it

together in that environment.”

First Day On Set: “My first scene

was with Maxie, at the magazine. I remem-

ber grabbing her arm; they wanted to set

the tone for Derek Wells [Julian’s alias at

the time] immediately, like, this guy wasn’t

to be messed with. And then Connie came

waltzing in. I don’t remember a lot about the

first day specifically, but I remember my first

day on ALL MY CHILDREN [as Michael

Cambias in 2003] like it was yesterday.”

First On-Screen Rival: “I was

brought in to be an antagonist and adversary

for Sonny, and I think that worked really

well — but I think we all know that an

antagonist for Sonny can’t be there forever,

so I think they decided at some point, ‘Oh,

this is working better than we thought it was

going to work.’ ”

First Impression Of Maura

West (Ava): “Well, I certainly knew

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Go West: From

the start, deVry

has enjoyed

his scenes

with on-screen

sis Maura West

(Ava).

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William

deVry

(Julian,

2013-present)