A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing. |
Abby was designed to be the troublemaker and stir things up. She wasn't evil, she was naughty. |
Abby would do things that weren't very ethical, but she was never evil. She had a humanity that characters like her on the other soaps didn't have. |
Dallas and Dynasty would be finished at 4:30 in the afternoon. On Knots, we never shot less than a 12-hour day. Everybody tried to make it special. And I think it showed. |
Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself. |
Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter. |
I also loved musicals because I was a dancer. |
I always loved Bette Davis-she's probably my very favorite. She had an influence on me in that I felt I knew what she was thinking. She was thinking the things she wanted me to know about. When you're in extreme close-up, all you have to do is think, and the thoughts will read. |
I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting. |
I always wanted to know what lens they were on, how close they were. I didn't do it with a plan in mind, but I would instinctively gear what I was doing toward what lenses they were using. |
I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall. |
I did a video... and now I have an eye-makeup kit out. I did the video because I got so many letters. I did my own makeup. |
I feel more comfortable in front of a camera than anywhere else. |
I found through my fan mail that women... really wanted a role model. |
I have been asking for years for documentation from staff on why the current configuration is a good thing academically, ... There is nothing to prove that it is. |