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On Jack & Jennifer... "There is a kind of, well, not teacher-pupil thing, but she is an avid student or whatever and wants to learn. So it is developing like that and we're going to see where it takes us. At this point I think I have feelings that I can't quite describe. I think we're both sort of on the rebound."
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"On Days, my character had been labeled as being like the non-sexy part of the non-sexy couple, the bad kissers. We had carefully developed Jack, but that's the way it had played out. It was very hard for Jack to express himself sexually, but it made it much more intense when he did. It increased the sexual tension underneath. I mean, this was not an accident. But you get these general labels from magazines. One magazine we were labeled "Worst Kissers" and "Best Love Story." Go figure."
~~~~ "Jenn and Jack are so different, yet they have this connection. They have a different way of doing things and it seems they're working against each other. But for some reason, something pulls them together." ~~~~ "Jack and Jenn have a love that's different. Marriage for them is like that horse they had at their wedding — it was nice, but they couldn't ride it."
~~~~ "Whether he realizes it or not, Jennifer is a part of Jack. He has to resolve things with her. There are people in your life that, whether you like it or not, love them or not, they have to be dealt with in a good way or in a bad way. Jack may think he's going to win and go on with this. But Jennifer is a force to be reckoned with, that's for certain."
~~~~ "...[Jack] isn’t afraid to be an idiot, although in his mind he’s never an idiot he takes himself very seriously, far too seriously which kind of leads you to make mistakes in situations like that. I think Jack wants very much to be happy but he has no idea how. But no matter what he won’t give up and in terms of life I think that’s the type of thing that we all hope that we have, ‘no matter what, I’m gonna pick up and I’m gonna go on." ~~~~ "He likes who he is right now. Jack does believe he has changed. I do think Jack is a good father."
~~~~ "I mean, they have such diverging views of the world and yet at the same time, without Jennifer being there, Jack just isn’t a whole person, nothing really works or makes sense or resonates. But that’s not something that you can necessarily put into words." ~~~~ "It’s the kind of thing where if she’s not there, he wonders where she is. He’s just crazy about her, and without that, his life is pretty useless. They’re in each other’s blood. The time in his life when things started working and clicking, she was there. Whether he realizes it or not. They talk a lot about their days of working together, and it was really when they were working side by side that things happened. They didn’t agree on anything, but it was exciting. They had joint goals and dreams even if they didn’t agree on how to go about it." On Melissa Reeves... "I'd always watched [Melissa] from afar because she was a cute girl and there's a really good vibe about her as a person. The show kept allowing her to do the same thing over and over again, and it killed me to watch sometimes. I think she has unlimited potential and I'm just so glad we got the chance to work together because she pulled more out of me and I pulled more out of her."
~~~~ "I enjoy working with her. She's generous in everything she does - in her scenes, in her acting work, in helping you... She's willing to do anything for anybody. And she likes to have fun, and try to do different things. She has a great sense of humor." ~~~~ (On J&J fans blaming Missy for his 1993 departure from Days): "Missy seems to be bearing the brunt of this. People have been writing cruel, unrealistic things to her. She has nothing to do with the decision. She's just doing the best job she can."
~~~~ Responding to the question, "Who is the most fun co-worker on the set?":
~~~~ "In the course of this life we'll meet people and make great friendships, but there are times when you connect, and that is what I have with Missy. People don't realize what a good actress she is, how she can make things work. She's a great listener, and she just stays in the moment. I realize I would have bounced off the walls and floated away in some cases if it hadn't been for her being the string that holds the balloon down. My first day back, I came in and Missy was the first person I saw coming down the hall, which was very nice. I'm glad it worked out that we could be together to do this."
~~~~ "Melissa Reeves is just wonderful to work with and very natural. You can sometimes go into a scene not quite knowing where it's going to go and it goes a whole different direction. What else could you ask for?"
Others on Matthew... "The Bijou Theatre took a bite out of the past Halloween weekend with a production of Dracula. The play starred Matthew Ashford, formerly Jack Deveraux on Days of Our Lives, as Count Dracula ... It seemed it was the supporting actors who did the best, except for Matthew Ashford, who was excellent."
~~~~ "Both Matthew Ashford and Don Fischer are perfect as the self-absorbed princes. Ashford doubles as the devious Wolf in Act I, complete with wild wolf hair and fangs. Ashford's strong vocals allow him the freedom to create two distinctly different characters."
~~~~ "As she spoke, dozens of women crowded around a seated Ashford, who signed autographs and put his arm around their shoulders as their friends snapped photos. It was after midnight, and he would stay until everyone got the autograph and snapshot they wanted."
~~~~ "There were two guys that played Jack before Matt, and not to knock them, but it wasn't anything that special. Matt walked over to the kitchen counter, turned around, and with just one look in his eye, he changed the character completely. Even on General Hospital, he's made his character so interesting."
~~~~ "Matt is the most relaxed, most spontaneous actor that I have ever worked with. He is so in control."
~~~~ "Matt Ashford is so fun to work with. He's out of his mind, but fun! Ha Ha. He really makes me work hard as an actress. I really love that."
~~~~ "I was very fortunate because I got to work with Matthew (Ashford) right off the bat. Matt definitely believes you're 100 percent responsible for creating your character. He used to give me pep talks about that. He'd tell me, 'You decide what your character is going to do, and how you do that is by having a hidden agenda, regardless of what [the writers] are giving you to do.' That's how he transformed his character."
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"I have had such fun working with Matt Ashford. He is funny, and so talented, he always brings a spark to each scene. Admittedly, I was a little nervous at first - before I even started on Days, I was a huge Jack & Jen fan, and I always thought Matt was such a cutie. And now, having the chance to work with him?"
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