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Forbes On Bree Williamson (Jessica/Tess)

"We're both Canadian. When I went in to test for this role, there was a whole 'Oh, great, another Canadian' thing. Then, the whole room started with the 'Eh? Eh? How's it going, eh? How you doing, eh?' So, then it sort of becomes an us-against-them kind of thing, in a fun way." (SOD 9/27/05)

(during an interview Bree says that Forbes is "cute" when filming their love scenes) "I'm glad she referred to me as cute. I just feel clumsy and awkward. I hate doing those scenes! It's like a no-win situation. If you get into them, it's embarrassing and excruciating and as publicly belittling as one could imagine it would be. And on the other hand, you gotta go for it because everyone's watching to see if you're any good in the sack. Meanwhile, half of the people around you are just chit-chatting about whatever their baseball team is doing. (SOD 1/21/06)

(on why he and Bree have good chemistry) "We try to bring whatever was going on right before the camera on with us for the camera. I have a really great time working with her. It's so refreshing to be able to just step on and enjoy the groove." (SOD 1/21/06)

"Bree and I get along amazingly. We squabble a lot like two squirrels over a walnut -- we're like brother and sister off camera. We've worked together before on 'Mutant [X]' so we already knew each other." (TVG Canada 1/18/07)

"I have the best working relationship with her that I have ever had with an actor. I never know what's going to happen and it never gets stale -- it's good fun." (SID 9/25/07)

(on whether or not Nash thinks Jessica will stop pretending to be Tess during their winter 2008 storyline) "Yes, but I hope the show will find some way for her to do it again because it is so much fun. Bree (Williamson, Jessica/Tess) did such an amazing job playing Tess. It was such a shame when they lost that character and it would be so wonderful to find a way to bring her back. Not that she doesn't do a good job playing Jessica; Tess is inherently a wonderful character. She is simultaneously absolutely despicable and absolutely adorable." (SOW 3/11/08)