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Dear Terri, How did you feel when you found out they weren't going to write your pregnancy into the storyline? Krista
Dear Krista, I was pretty relieved. I didn't want Katie to have a baby, so I'm glad about that. The only thing was that it did become difficult to hide it after a while.
Dear Terri, Do you prefer playing the nice, sweet, domesticated Katie or the fun, sexy, adventurous Katie? Beverly
Dear Beverly, Well, it's always more of a challenge to play the more adventurous character and still keep her grounded. So I think the more adventurous, sexy — and any time you can be sexy, of course!
Dear Terri, What are the similarities and differences between you and Katie? Carl
Dear Carl, Well, I'd like to think I'm a little bit more mature than she is. And luckily, I haven't had to go through all of the disappointments that she has. But I am pretty ambitious like she is and I think positively about things. I don't really see the negative sides or aspects of trying to go for something that I want.
Dear Terri, Who do you wish you could have more scenes with? Kristina
Dear Kristina, Really, everyone that I don't work with. I mean, now that I've been on the show for so long, there's actually a lot of people that I don't get to work with that I would love to. Elizabeth Hubbard (Lucinda), I got to work with a little bit when I first started, but I haven't been able to work with her in forever, and she's great and so fun and spontaneous. Let's see, who else? I would really like to work with Michael Park (Jack) and Maura [West, Carly] because they're both so good and Michael always makes it fun and hilarious. Everyone for different reasons, I guess.
Dear Terri, I know you were on a TV show called BREAKER HIGH, and I love that show. I was wondering if you still talk to some of the cast? Lara
Dear Lara, I do. I still talk to Wendi [Kenya] and Rachel [Wilson]. They're both doing really well and still acting. Rachel's actually doing a new show called SHOW ME YOURS on the Oxygen network. And every once in a while, I speak to Ryan [Gosling] and Tyler [Labine] and Scott [Vickaryous]. But I've stayed in touch with the girls much more. We're best friends.
Dear Terri, Katie's had a lot of jobs over the years: reporter, video worker, playing detective. She just seems to be wasting her many talents at the hospital cleaning bedpans and making beds. If you could choose a new job for Katie, what would you pick? Bev
Dear Bev, Oh, wow! She has had some crazy jobs that don't all seem to go together. Well, I want her to do something really substantial, instead of just these little jobs that help her out at the time. I want her to find a passion instead of having it be about men. So what would she be good at? Definitely something creative, and that has to do with people. Well, maybe something with reporting again. I think she was good at that. Maybe be a little more serious about it and not have to poison people to get the job.
Dear Terri, I am 14 and want to be an actress when I get older. Do you have any tips that could help me reach my goal? Kayla
Dear Kayla, Yes, let's see... Well, it's a good idea to get into maybe a local or regional theater company or take some classes in school, just to get your feet wet. But definitely stay in school and study as much as you can, as many different things as you can, because I always say that helps any actor. The more that you know about everything will help you in your career. And just believe in yourself. It's a really tough, tough business. You get a lot of criticism. "She's too short. She's too blonde. She's too this or that." It's always going to be something. You have to have faith in yourself and have a positive attitude and study as much as you can.
Dear Terri, What's the most challenging scene you've ever had to act out on AS THE WORLD TURNS and why? Kailin
Dear Kailin, Probably when I first started, they touched on the storyline that Margo was the one who pulled the plug on Casey, Katie's dad. I hadn't really had a lot of time to get to know Katie as a character and get to know Margo and the history. It's an emotional, sad story, and I really was scared that I wouldn't give it its proper depth because I didn't really know a lot about the characters yet. So I was really nervous about that, and I wished they would have waited a little bit longer to touch on that.
Dear Terri, You probably know Katie better than anyone. My question is, if Paul Leyden as Simon could come back to ATWT forever, and not just for a few episodes, who do you think Katie would truly choose to be with, Simon or Mike? Shelli
Dear Shelli, Oh, that's a tough one. I'd have to say Simon. They probably would never have even introduced the Mike storyline if he'd have stayed, so it would be different. Also, because Simon's character changed a little bit. But, I think ultimately, he's her soulmate.
Dear Terri, Whenever I see pictures of you in soap magazines, I always love the outfits you're wearing. I was wondering where you go clothes shopping. Nicole
Dear Nicole, Well, usually we have stylists for the shoots. Thank God, because I'm not that good at picking out clothes on my own. That always makes it fun. And, in fact, I end up buying the clothes most of the time. I myself have not been shopping in probably about a year because I was pregnant. I mean, I went shopping for maternity clothes, but I haven't been shopping for real clothes. So I'm looking forward to doing that again. I love Anthropologie, and there's a lot of little boutiques around where I live that I love, too. Bloomingdale's is always great because they have all the designers.
Dear Terri, What kind of music do you listen to?
Wyman
Dear Wyman, [My husband,] Artie Colombino. (Laughs.) I listen to a lot of different music. Who do I love right now? John Mayer. I'm a big Dave Matthews fan, and I love metal like Metallica and Guns N' Roses, that kind of stuff. And all the '80s music. I'm an '80s child.
Dear Terri, If you could not be an actress, what else would you like to do for a living? Christi
Dear Christi, I was actually thinking of this the other day. I would either like to be a teacher or maybe do something with interior design. Or produce, although I just don't know if I could do the difficult stuff like fire people and deal with controversy. The things that go along with that job.
To see more questions with Terri, pick up the ABC issue of Soaps In Depth, on sale October 5th!
