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BREE ON HER CO-STARS
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Bree On Erika Slezak (Viki)

"Erika's been really great at helping me adjust to the show. She sat me down and gave me a whole 20-minute spiel about what's going on with Jessica, which I was so thankful for because I was feeling a little lost about how to play the role." (SOD 2/11/03)

(on filming Viki's heart transplant storyline) "It was easy to cry and feel upset about it, because Erika Slezak's wonderful. To see her like that, it was [hard]. It was really, really, really heavy, important stuff, so it was very quiet, very subdued, very professional, extremely serious. After work, she makes it very light." (SOW.com 6/5/04)

(on which cast member would win at Jeopardy) "Erika Slezak would totally win at Jeopardy. She knows everything. She has a plethora of knowledge." (SID 2/15/05)

"Erika is phenomenal about giving advice. There was a scene one day, and I was having so much trouble with it. Bree -- not Jessica or Tess, but Bree -- had tears in my eyes because I was so upset I couldn't get it right. We just move so quickly in daytime; it was really upsetting. It was Tess pretending to be Jessica, and my first time playing that. It was really hard. Erika just took me aside and she saved the day. I did the scene and it was great and I felt wonderful about it. She just whispered something in my ear and it was awesome." (SOD 5/24/05)

(on filming a tribute video for Erika Slezak) "I was very nervous for that. Weird, huh? But it wasn't scripted, so yeah, I was. But it was nice. The whole day was. We're super lucky to have her." (SOD 4/4/06)

(on Jessica and Viki reconnecting after Tess) "There's a lot that hasn't been addressed because Tess was out, so there wasn't any real Viki and Jessica time. That happens, and they're the best scenes I think I've done in all this. Erika made me cry." (SOD 6/13/06)

(on Erika Slezak's portrayals of Viki and Niki) "It's amazing how she can keep both characters so separate like that. When she says a word, there's absolutely no doubt about who's speaking." (SID 8/15/06)

(on interviewing Erika Slezak at Super Soap Weekend) "I don't need questions. I feel like I've known her forever." (SOD 12/5/06)

Bree On Jerry verDorn (Clint)

"I can't even imagine not having him here. He's very funny and just a rock-solid actor and person in general." (SID 8/15/06)

Bree On Melissa Archer (Natalie)

"We all get along really well, so it's nice. Melissa is just wonderful, a bundle of energy." (SOD 4/27/04)

(on which cast member should have her own reality show) "Melissa Archer. She's just so funny and nutty. She has no filter -- anything she thinks comes out of her mouth. If she were married, it'd be like Jessica [Simpson] and Nick [Lachey]. Everybody in the world would fall in love with her because she's awesome." (SID 2/1/05)

(on the storyline in which Jessica blames Jared and Natalie for Nash's death) "Nash is dead. What is there to talk about? It's friggin' awful.... And the rest of the time I just called Jared and Natalie a--holes all day. Melissa Archer's so sweet and awesome, but I am not happy with Natalie. ... [T]here are some days where I'm like, 'Aah, I hate you,' but [she and John Brotherton, Jared] didn't do anything! I love them both." (SOD Insider July 2008)

(on the Tess VS Natalie secret room story) "I hated yelling at Melissa [Archer, Natalie]! I love her! But I think that if you're going to be that bitchy to somebody on camera, it helps if you really, really like them, so there's trust." (SID 12/1/08)

(on which performance on OLTL was standout in 2008) “Melissa Archer [Natalie] and John Brotherton [Jared] in the 1960s. They were my two favorites to watch during that. Melissa because she was so hammy and so awesome; she went all the way with that accent, and I thought she was amazing." (SID Online, December 2008)

Bree On Trevor St. John (Todd)

(on Trevor St. John not being nominated for a 2007 Emmy) "Where the hell is Trevor? I honestly feel like I'm going to cry. I not only thought he would get nominated, I thought he would win." (SOW.com 2007)

(on filming as Jessica, Bess and Tess) "It's lots of work, but it's good; it's exciting. Trevor St. John [Todd] was like, 'Are they going to have you play Todd next week?' It was kinda cute, but I was like, 'No. Just these ones.' I thought it was funny. But I'm happy to have a storyline that's this interesting." (SOD 12/16/08)

Bree On Dan Gauthier (Kevin)

(naming the biggest flirt among the OLTL cast) "Dan Gauthier. He's great, he's hilarious." (SID 1/31/06)

(on the Emmy nominations for Heather Tom [ex-Kelly] and Dan Gauthier) "Somebody just asked me, 'Do you think it was in response to them being fired?' I was like, 'Absolutely not.' It has nothing to do with that." (SOW 4/3/07)

Bree On Carly and Sam Wolfe (Brennan)

"I love them. They're so great. I want to kidnap them and take them away [laughs]." (SOD 5/15/07)

(on Carly and Sam) "You could have these kids on set for a really long time and [one] would sit in my arms and not move, not make a peep, not cry, not do anything and just totally hang out, but as they're getting older, they're running around the studio before we're shooting -- it's not that they're bad or they're crying or anything like that, they're babies and they want to run around and explore. We just did a couple scenes where she had to sit still on my lap and it just was not happening [laughs]. Also, they're so talkative. We were kind of doing an emotional scene and one of the babies was gargling and yelling and talking and laughing -- it was ridiculous, I barely got through it." (SOD 5/15/07)

(on whether or not Carly and Sam have made her interested in having kids of her own) "Yes, it has. I just haven't spent a lot of my life around kids, so it's nice to be around kids and play with them. They're really good kids and I love them. So, yes, it has made me more interested in being a mom -- not that I was disinterested in being one before!" (SOD 5/15/07)

Bree On Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio)

(on which cast member is the best dancer) "Kamar. He's a great leader. It's like the love scenes -- I'm just there as a prop. Anytime anyone says, 'Oh, your love scenes are really sexy,' I'm like, 'Go and congratulate Kamar. It has nothing to do with me at all!' Same with the dancing scenes. It has nothing to do with me at all; it's 100 percent Kamar." (SID 4/14/05)

"There's a huge comfort level between us. We've worked together a lot in the last couple of years, and he's awesome!" (SID 8/15/06)

(on the Jessica and Antonio break-up) "The first person I worked with on the show when I was hired was Kamar. They had this relationship planned from the beginning, and now it's over." (SOD.com 5/15/07)

(on which cast-mate would be most likely to solve a Sudoku puzzle) "My first instinct is to say Kamar de los Reyes, because he's so meticulous over everything. I'm assuming that he'd be good at that kind of stuff!" (SID 3/27/07)

Bree On Kristen Alderson (Starr)

(on Kristen Alderson [Starr]) "Even if you see a picture of her a year ago, she's changed a lot." (SID 12/31/07)

"I started this show right when Kristen was a tween, kinda turning from a baby to a woman. I would talk about boys with her! ... I wish I was that cool when I was 16. She's such a pro." (SOD 4/15/08)

Bree On Robin Strasser (Dorian)

(on which cast member she'd like to switch places with for a day) "Robin Strasser, 'cause she has a great house -- a kickass brownstone. It's gorgeous. She had a party there and I wanted to lock myself in one of the rooms and hold myself hostage." (SID 12/20/05)

(on which co-star should run for office) "Robin Strasser. She's feisty, she's a cool chick and she doesn't put up with any crap!" (SOW 11/14/06)

(on which co-star should host a Food Network show) "If it's for a cooking show, Robin Strasser." (SID 5/1/07)

Bree On Tuc Watkins (David)

(on which cast member would win at Jeopardy) "Tuc. Well, I don't know if he'd win on Jeopardy. He's really smart, but there's a difference between being smart and [knowing] trivia." (SID 2/15/05)

(on Tuc Watkins' last day on OLTL, which happened the day of filming for Jess and Antonio's wedding) "We were all there for it, which made it really, really nice. It was a special day, less because of the wedding and more because it was Tuc's last day. We were able to give him a proper goodbye." (SOW 11/7/06)

(her cell phone ringtone) "It's Tuc Watkins saying, 'Um, excuse me, Bree, it's Tuc, but you have a phone call.' Over and over again. And then if you listen very closely, you can hear me giggling in the background." (SID 3/13/07)

(on which OLTL character she would love to play) "Oh, David Vickers, obviously! Tuc Watkins can do whatever he wants and it's funny. It's just an awesome role." (SOD 10/23/07)

Bree On Renee Elise Goldsberry (Evangeline)

"We might go see a movie, or go eat really bad diner food together and have our gab sessions. ... Renee knows all my secrets before anyone else." (SOD 8/23/05)

(on which co-star she'd call if she needed bail money) "My gut response is Renee because she and I get along so well. I know that she'd keep my secret why I was in jail. But the problem with Renee is that she never answers her cell phone (laughs)." (SOD 7/25/06)

(on Renee Elise Goldsberry [ex-Evangeline]) "Her absence just leaves a big hole. She was the sounding board for a lot of people." (SOD 3/4/08)

Bree On John Brotherton (Jared)

(on John Brotherton [Jared]) "I have so much fun working with him. He's such a pro, and really enjoys working at OLTL. John's a great guy and is really, really funny!" (SID 4/7/08)

(on the storyline in which Jessica blames Jared and Natalie for Nash's death) "Nash is dead. What is there to talk about? It's friggin' awful.... And the rest of the time I just called Jared and Natalie a--holes all day. Melissa Archer's so sweet and awesome, but I am not happy with Natalie. ... [T]here are some days where I'm like, 'Aah, I hate you,' but [she and John Brotherton, Jared] didn't do anything! I love them both." (SOD Insider July 2008)

(on which performance on OLTL was standout in 2008) Melissa Archer [Natalie] and John Brotherton [Jared] in the 1960s. They were my two favorites to watch during that. Melissa because she was so hammy and so awesome; she went all the way with that accent, and I thought she was amazing. And John for the same reasons; he was hilarious! He didn’t waste a moment during that storyline. He used everything, and he was awesome." (SID Online, December 2008)

Bree On Saoirse Scott (Jamie)

"Saoirse's great; we have a really nice relationship. She comes in and we talk and I play with her. She's just lovely." (SOD 5/15/07)

"It can be difficult for [Saoirse] if they change a line or if they blocking has changed, but it's great that I have this relationship with her that I can say, 'No, sweetie, move here." (SOD 5/15/07)

Bree on Ilene Kristen (Roxy)

(on her roommate, Ilene Kristen dropping to recurring status) "Unfortunately, it's a little less often that I see her now. Unfortunately, unfortunately, unfortunately a little less. It's okay, but it's...unfortunate [laughs]." (SOD 5/24/05)

(on which cast-member has the messiest dressing room) "I share one with Ilene Kristen and ours is pretty messy, too. She has a lot of stuff." (SOW 1/17/06)

(on watching Ilene Kristen perform at POZ Love Out Loud) "What an awesome night! Ilene is such a trooper -- she could barely talk because she was so sick, yet she came out to sing." (SOW 6/12/07)

Bree On BethAnn Bonner (ex-Talia)

(on reassurances she got from BethAnn Bonner [Talia] during the production of Barefoot in the Park) "She said that I was good and her viewpoint means a lot because she was a theater major. I could hear BethAnn laugh from the stage, and every time she laughed, I had to, like, press my lips together really hard to keep from cracking up because I could hear her perfectly! So that was tough." (SOW Online September 2007)

"When BethAnn first started on the show, we were both needing a confidante and a best friend and someone to lean on. She's awesome and I'm super-happy to have her in my life. I talk to her every day, we hang out almost every day -- we're kind of attatched at the hip." (SOD 3/4/08)

"We have a lot of fun together, and just get along really well. I think it's really important to have good friends, and I am super lucky to have her around." (SID 4/7/08)

(speaking to BethAnn Bonner [Talia]) "We almost got into a real fight, remember? During the Snoop Dogg day? You were like, "Is that how you're going to say it?" And I was like, "I don't know how I'm going to say it." We're just very different actors, so I think it's funny." (SOD 7/15/08)

"BethAnn's alternate personality would be very, very quiet. ... She'd be very easygoing. Not to say that BethAnn isn't easygoing, but easygoing in a different way. Kind of like a doormat. And she'd wear jogging suits all the time with sneakers. ... Short, short hair. ... And no makeup, ever. ... And she would be married to some meathead, abusive, chest-shaving guy who was like, "Hey, yo, BethAnn! Get me a beer!" And she'd be like, "Sure, baby," and get him whatever he wanted. ... I don't want to meet her. I don't want anything to do with her! I want to give her a hug and a pair of heels and some mascara." (SOD 7/15/08)

(on her friendship with BethAnn) "There are a lot of different reactions when two girls have a lot of chemistry and are really, really close friends. I think there's something, to other people, that is either endearing or threatening, like we're exclusive and no one's allowed to join in on the fun. It's just very odd because I've experienced that a lot, even in high school. Maybe just two strong women hanging out together is threatening in general. I don't know." (SOD 7/15/08)

(on who the biggest social butterfly in the OLTL cast is) "BethAnn Bonner [Talia]. She's hard to ignore and is friends with everybody. She runs around and is boisterous. She's just a presence." (SOD 10/21/08)

Bree On Heather Tom (ex-Kelly)

(on the Emmy nominations for Heather Tom and Dan Gauthier [ex-Kevin]) "Somebody just asked me, 'Do you think it was in response to them being fired?' I was like, 'Absolutely not.' It has nothing to do with that." (SOW 4/3/07)

(on which co-star should host a Food Network show) "If it's going to be for really extravagant eating in New York, it should be Heather Tom." (SID 5/1/07)

(on the weirdest place she's ever seen a co-star outside of work) "Well, this was before we were working together, before I even started acting, but in Toronto during the [International] Film Festival, I saw Heather Tom sitting on a patio and I recognized her, so that was a story I used to tell: 'I recognized you. I was a fan first!' I knew who she was, but what do you say?" (SOD 5/22/07)

Bree On Various "One Life to Live" Co-Stars

"We all get along really well, so it's nice. Melissa [Archer, Natalie] is just wonderful, a bundle of energy. Jay [Wilkison, then-Riley] is so sweet, Jessica's [Morris, then-Jen] cool, too, so I always feel bad when [the character] Jessica is mean to [Jen]. It's nice to have a group of people around the same age. We'll joke around, order pizza, make microwave popcorn...it's a lot of fun. The guys are always playing video games, especially Matt [Twining, then-River], who likes to play them with Eddie Alderson [Matthew]. It's the cutest thing." (SOD 4/27/04)

(on her audition for the role of Jessica) "I screen-tested with Nathaniel Marston (Michael), who was really nice. And suddenly, I was so nervous, I thought I was going to vomit. [Afterward] Nathaniel just looked at me and said, 'You got it.' (SID 11/22/05)

(on Kerry Butler [then-Claudia]) "It's weird because she plays this horrible, vindictive person, but Kerry in real life is so sweet, genuine and innocent. She just has such an easy personality. I liked her from day one." (SID 7/4/06)

(on which of her co-stars is the easiest to crack up) "David Fumero (Cristian) is the easiest person in the world to crack up. All you have to do is make eye contact in a scene and he starts laughing. It's hilarious." (SID 1/16/07)

(on which co-star should be nominated for sainthood) "Kassie DePaiva (Blair). She's just great. Nothing fazes her; she deals with so much and does so much. Kassie's the kind of person who'll just sit down on the couch and say, 'We should really do a movie. When are we going to do one?' She's just fantastic like that." (SID 2/13/07)

(on which co-star should write an autobiography) "Phil Carey (Asa). I would buy that book in a second!" (SID 7/3/07)

(on filming Jessica's scenes during her liver transplant story) "The yellow makeup was actually the hardest. Chris Beetem [soon-to-be-ex-Tate] was walking down the hall and he was like, 'Hey, Bree, whoa!' And he ran away scared of me because I had the makeup on. I hated him for that." (SOD 7/17/07)

"Barbara Garrick [Allison] is so brilliant. It's kind of ironic for me to be in my fifth anniversary and working with somebody who was on the show in the '80's." (SOD 3/4/08)

"I love Barbara Garrick (Allison), and wish she was working there all the time. She's an amazing actress, is really inspiring and is just an awesome person to be around." (SID 4/7/08)

(on Tess's scenes with David Vickers the dog) "I don't think Tess is a lover of anything if it's getting in her way. But I love that dog. I have to yell around it and I hate that." (SOD 10/14/08)

"Every day since Bess has come out, I've played all three characters every time I go to work! Mark Lawson (Brody) said I was doing the acting Olympics the other day, because it was Jess, Tess, Bess, Jess, Tess, Bess, all in the same scene! But it's fun." (SID 12/1/08)

(on which performance from another show impressed her in 2008) "Lisa LoCicero (ex-Sonia, OLTL; Olivia, GH) just joined GH, and I love her! She’s doing amazing. I just caught a little bit of her in this scene when she first arrived… and she just stole the show." (SID Online, December 2008)