Soap Opera Digest
January 18, 2000
The Kids Are Alright:
The Next Generation of Soap Teens Is Setting Into Salem
*Jason Cook: I love everyone on this show...everyone is fantastic
*Kirsten Storms: Everyone on this show is great, especially Jim Reynolds (Abe)
(Editor's Note: Reynolds is in the room)
*Cook: I thought his performance in Abe's office was...
*Storms: Super!
*Digest: How much do you know about the show? I know Kirsten's seen it before.
*Storms: Oh yeah, DAYS has the most outrageously funny storylines. I'm looking forward to them, like right now. I'm in love with a 25-year-old then you get these two guys...everyone's pickin' me up (laughing).
*Cook: It hasn't gone to her head...(Imitating Kirsten) "Oh yeah, am I this hot stuff? And did I tell you the called me Britney outside? They thought I was Britney Spears."
*Storms: I was in the bathroom and someone goes, "Oh my gosh, it's Britney Spears!" I was like "Uh, no."
*Digest: Had you guys seen DAYS before?
*Cook: Actually the only soap I'd seen was DAYS because my older sister watches it. I sort of knew about Bo and Hope.
*Digest: What did your sister think?
*Cook: She was totally ecstatic. And being in love with Bo and Hope, it's kind of a trip for her brother to be playing their son. It's really weird but it's cool.
*Digest: Who's been helpful to you? You're all working with established actors.
*Storms: Definitely Deidre (Hall, Marlena). I worked with her and Drake (Hogestyn, John) my first week here and they were definitely very helpful. Also, Alison Sweeney (Sami) because she was in my position not too long ago. She showed me the ropes and told me if you're nice to the camera guys, and lighting guys, it will work out best for you. Ali's been really great to me.
*Cook: So otherwise you wouldn't have been nice to the camera guys and the
lighting guys. (laughing)
*Storms: I mean, like, helping them out...
*Cook: I know, I'm kidding.
*Storms: Yeah
*Cook: Kirsten has been so helpful. My first day, I walked in and I was about 10 minutes early. I had no clue what to do, nobody was telling me anything. So I was standing there and the person who came out was George from wardrobe and he pointed me in the right direction. Peter (Reckell, Bo) has been very helpful. Some of the other actors were giving me little tips. Josh Taylor (Roman) came up because my first scene was with Frances (Reid, Alice) and he said, "You're doing great." Then Christie Clark (ex-Carrie) came over. Kevin Spirtas is almost like my older brother...
*Storms: Kevin Spirtas is everyone's older brother. He's great like that.
*Cook: He's a really great guy. He was really helpful, too. But I was so shocked that everyone was so welcoming. it made it a lot easier; it was just awesome because it can be overwhelming, all of this stuff. It helped keep my head on straight, focus on what I was trying to do.
*Storms: I'm so much happier now that I'm not the only one under 18 here. For the first month and a half, I was the only kid. It's great to work with all the other people who have been here for so long, but now we get all the other teenagers and it's great.*
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