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QUOTES ABOUT TESS

From Erika Slezak (Viki)

(on the differences between Niki and Tess) "Bree makes Tess very, very appealing. Niki was not. She was a loudmouth, rude, horrible person. Tess is sophisticated and carefree." -- Erika Slezak (Viki), SOD 11/15/05

(on Tess's 2008 return) "You know, the problem is -- in spite of how incredibly well Bree plays it -- it's so obvious when she is not Jessica, and it makes everyone else look a little stupid. So, I'm kind of hoping this goes away fast. When I left, it was so obvious that she wasn't acting like Jessica, but we justified it because she'd just lost her husband, and she's acting weird. I do hope that when I come back, it is discovered quickly because if I have to play scenes and not know that she is Tess, it's hard." -- Erika Slezak (Viki), July 2008 Fanclub Newsletter

From John Brotherton (Jared)

(on Jessica pretending to be "Tess" to Jared) "There is plenty of sexual tension. I think that was probably Tess's No. 1 weapon." -- John Brotherton (Jared), SOD 1/15/08

(on the return of Tess after Nash's death) "Natalie wants her sister back, but some old characters are popping up their ugly little faces again." -- John Brotherton (Jared), SOD 7/8/08

(on the Jared/Tess dynamic) "I think he's just always suspicious of her. It's like once you've been cheated on by someone you never look at that person the same way. I think it's the same way with Jared and Jess/Tess." -- John Brotherton (Jared), SOD 10/14/08

(on whether Jared feels drawn to Tess) "Yes, but in the sense that he's drawn to the game. He's not like, 'Ooh, it's Tess. Yay, I can get her in bed.' It's more, 'How can I outmaneuver her?'" -- John Brotherton (Jared), SOD 10/21/08

From Others

"Unfortunately for Jess her alter, Tess, is an infinitely more interesting person." -- soap columnist Mimi Torchin, SOW 1/10/06

(on whether he would choose Jessica or Tess) "Jessica was a little bit of a bore. I, Kamar, personally would go out with Tess!" -- Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio), TVGuide.com 2/7/06

(about Tess and the DID storyline) "I love it! And I know the audiences like it because they really like stories that come out of past history. It wasn't pasted on, and it made all the sense in the world. His daughter's in trouble; if Clint had just shown up one day in a bar, and there's no emotional reason for him to be back in town, then you've got a problem." -- Jerry verDorn (Clint), SID 5/9/06

(on whether she would have wanted to play the Tess/Jessica story) "Oh, for sure. I'd watched Erika [Slezak] do it for many years, and it always looked like a lot of fun." -- Erin Torpey (ex-Jessica), SID 9/25/07

"You know what I was thinking? If they brought on a really evil sister for Talia and she had really dark, black hair or something, she could be best friends with Tess and they'd like, destroy Llanview. ... And then we could have Talia's evil sister and Tess hangin' out and then Jessica and Talia come in, but Talia's actually a second body. We'd have to have a mirror for every scene!" -- BethAnn Bonner (Talia), SOD 7/15/08

(on her return to OLTL and the Tess/Tina storyline) "I had no idea that the story [would involve Tess]. But I just kind of trusted [headwriter Ron Carlivati] and Frank that I'd be in good hands, so I just threw myself into it." -- Andrea Evans SID 10/20/08

(on which performance on OLTL was standout in 2008) "The thing that really impacted me the most was after Nash died, watching Tess come out of Jess at the gravesite. I still get chills. Bree Williamson (Jessica/Tess/Bess) did such unbelievable work, and that moment where Tess swept the flowers off the coffin, leaned over and said, 'Don't worry, baby, I'll get them,' I went, 'Okay, baby! Well, you've got to stay tuned there!'" -- Hillary B. Smith (Nora) SID 12/15/08

(on Tess tricking Brody at St. Anne's) "Once she burns him, Brody gets a little pissed at her and it kind of levels the playing field." -- Mark Lawson (Brody), SOD 12/16/08

(on which storyline, other than his own, was the best in 2008) "I think that Bree has done a fantastic job bringing back Tess. I watched the stuff that she did with the secret room, and Tess was just being a bitch and a smartass. I loved it!" -- John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), SID Online, December 2008