And I'm hoping that over the next 20, 50 years, whatever, the mystique of television and film and all that will diminish somewhat, and people will leave us alone to get on with our jobs. Erika Slezak More Quotes by Erika Slezak More Quotes From Erika Slezak My daughter is a freshman in college and my son is - well, our daughter and our son - is a sophomore in college. So they come home on selected weekends, they come home on vacations and they're home in the summer, although they have jobs. Erika Slezak daughter mother summer And at five o'clock in the morning we left to drive to Old Tucson, and I sat with my mouth open in the van. I was stunned by the beauty of that country. Erika Slezak morning beauty country I've obviously made a very nice amount of money. I have a very nice lifestyle. I get to do what I love. Very few actors get to do that, and even fewer are lucky enough to work steadily for 24 years. Erika Slezak lucky nice years Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy. Erika Slezak not-happy healthy fame I haven't been on the stage in a long time. Erika Slezak long-time stage long I might be doing a lot more theater, which is kind of what I love, but there's simply no time for. Erika Slezak theater kind might Oh, God, I would love to go and do a play someplace. Erika Slezak play But also, it's a wonderful thing for children to see the birthing of puppies, to see nature at its best when it works and to have the experience of the puppies. Erika Slezak puppy wonderful children Very few people run around and get amnesia and have comas and come out of them and do all the silly of people have strokes and have comas and come out of them and do all the silly things we do on soaps. Erika Slezak silly running people Jean's whole job is to protect Victoria. Jean is a very practical, very orderly, very disciplined person; she is the personality called the gatekeeper. Erika Slezak individualism personality jobs If you have ever been in a real tragic or sad situation, the words that come out are hopelessly inadequate and kind of cliched. Erika Slezak hopeless kind real I think it's a mother's dream come true to see it work out that way. Not just the mother, but certainly parents, to know that their children have a very solid moral foundation and religious foundation. Erika Slezak religious mother dream You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power. Erika Slezak voice powerful thinking My husband gave up all his work to stay at home with the kids, and we split all the duties at home. I do all the boring stuff - like pay the bills, and he does all the exercising for both of us, which Im very grateful for... I thank him for it regularly. Erika Slezak grateful husband kids The worst storyline Ive ever been involved in I wasnt involved in, because I was clever enough to get pregnant with my second child and they wrote me out and they replaced me with Christine Jones. And thank God - that was the worst storyline. Erika Slezak clever pregnancy children Daytime has been successful all these years because it caters to a very real need in the audience – to see something that’s not nighttime fantasy. People watch daytime because it’s like their lives. Erika Slezak real successful years I have this personal affinity for the desert. I am fascinated by the desert. I love it. Erika Slezak affinity fascinated desert I was actually very pleased that they let me do it, because I feel very deeply for breast cancer survivors. I don't have it, but it is in my family. I've always been very aware of it. I go for mammograms and checkups. Erika Slezak mammograms cancer survivor My parents had a wonderful marriage, but it was a very dependent relationship. My mother was entirely dependent on my father because that's how it was in those days. Erika Slezak parent mother father There are lots of people in the world who do have the advantage of going to a good drama school and just decide that they want to be actors. There's nothing wrong with an untrained actor; they have to get their training somehow, they have to learn. Erika Slezak drama people school
