Post by Cece on Jun 20, 2011 21:36:02 GMT
By Michael Fairman:
Susan Flannery:
“You know, the first time I got nominated my publicist at the time said, “You know, you should hold a luncheon for the ladies,” and in the years in between someone else has hosted it. And I went over to Y&R the day of the nominations to find Michelle Stafford, to tell her, “Hey babe. Congrats. This is great.” But, I could not find her And all of a sudden, I hear “Flannery! We’re going to do the ladies lunch right?” And I said, “Well I hadn’t thought about it.” She goes, “Well you came up with the idea! We better!” So I decided that it would be nice to do that. I called all the nominees in the Lead Actress category and Alicia Minshew was so funny. She picks up her cell phone and I hear, “Hello.” And I said, “Alicia, it’s’ Susan Flannery.” And she screamed, and she said, “Is there going to be the ladies lunch?” And I said, “Well that is the other reason I am calling.” And then she said, someone interviewed her six months ago and said what do you think of your chances on being nominated? She replied to them, “I don’t know, but if I am, I can’t wait for the ladies lunch.” (Laughs) This year, I also invited Crystal Chappell and Bobbie Eakes and I called Hillary B. Smith and emailed Erika Slezak. I thought; this might be the last time we do this with only four soaps that are going to be left starting in 2012, and who knows if they will even broadcast the Emmys again. I hope so, but you never know. I felt we should have someone from every show represented and people that have won before. I think we should just sit and tell lots of silly stories and drink. (Laughs)
The episode I submitted began when I am riding up the Angel’s Flight in downtown Los Angeles. It was beautifully shot! Then it goes all the way through to the end when Stephanie walks with the baby in her hand with the scarf through Skid Row. And the scarf was my idea. I liked it because it was equally balanced with Kristolyn Lloyd’s character, Dayzee. I also thought it was edited so beautifully. It enhanced our two performances. It was the tug between this kid and this woman who was prepared to die. Stephanie had said to herself, “I have had it all. What more do I need?” Then, there is the gift of the child, and it’s the cycle of life. I am just thrilled we told this story and it’s a story the audience needed to see. I know we have gone through such horrific stuff in this country both socially and economically in these past two years with so many people unemployed. I think we are living in desperate times. But I think Brad Bell made this story and executed this story without it being preachy. I had said to Brad that I really appreciated him telling this story and how he trusted us all with it here at B&B.”
Laura Wright:
“I was floored! I was in bed asleep at 6AM and I saw the caller ID was the GH publicist, Mitch Messinger and I thought, “What the heck?” And he goes, “Laura? I am calling you to be the first to tell you that you have been nominated for Lead Actress.” I am like, “Are you sure? Are you serious?” And as I was on the phone with Mitch, the text messages starting pouring in from work. Before I knew it was 1PM, and I was still in my pajamas because I was still on the phone! It was thrilling, and the only disappointment I had was that I was not working last week to be at the studio to be with everyone. So by the time I come back this week to work, they will all be over it! (Laughs) So that would have been great to work this past Thursday or Friday, when our show just got 21 nominations. It could not have come at a better time. I have had messages from Maura West and Michelle Stafford. And a phone call from Susan Flannery, and a message from Colleen Zenk. I have yet to talk to Debbi Morgan, who I love and know well. Then, Kim Zimmer at 5AM Friday morning sent me a text message. Now some of it I can’t repeat, but it went something like this, “Bleepity Bleep! It’s about Bleepity Bleep time!” (Laughs) It was in true Zimmer fashion. And my only response to Kim was, “What the heck took you so long to send the message? She said, “I have been totally out of the loop. But Oh my gosh. Congratulations to you!” Also, in true Christian LeBlanc form he called and left me a voice message saying, “It’s your first Daytime Emmy nomination, and you can’t even pick up the phone?” (Laughs)
The episode I submitted was the judge laying down the verdict that Michael was going to be sent to prison, and he was taken out of the courtroom. That episode picks up with me running out of the courtroom and Jason slowing Carly down and then her going to the PCPD to go say goodbye to Michael before he is sent away to Prison. What was interesting is it was maybe Chad Duell’s third day as Michael and my first day of working with him. I did know him then, and I had to say, “I am going to be physically touching you and hugging you, because you play my son, and in the scene I don’t know when I am ever going to see you again, so I have to hold your hand.” And he was like, “Ok, Ok”. So now after working with me for a year, he knows me and how I would play these types of scenes with him. But back then, we did not know each other so it is very weird to have someone pawing on you like a mother would, when you have basically said, “Hi. Nice to meet you. I am playing your Mom.” (Laughs)
Honestly, I have to tell you a big reason I chose it was the opening scene of that episode with me and Steve Burton (Jason); I felt it got your attention. I have judged these reels before for Emmys. I know I want in the first three scenes, for the performer to give me something or I am getting bored. I watch them because it’s my job to watch them and give these actors the respect they deserve, but I am like starting to pay attention to things in the scenes I shouldn’t or going, “Oh that is weird lighting” or I start paying attention to the other actor in the scene going. Instead, I want to be sold a story. And actually I went through all my shows, and my husband actually told me the one I picked was the one he also wanted to watch. My only concern about the tape was at the end of the episode. I walk into Dante’s and pick up the gun. But, there are two reasons I did like that about the end. A) I believe any mother would have wanted to walk in there and kill the person who was responsible for sending her son to prison. I felt motivated with that scene. I think it was kind of justifiable. I think it also did not come off hokey because I bought that she would do something like that in that situation. B) I thought I could submit this even with this ending, because every daytime actor watching my reel, everyone has had to do something like that. (Laughs) So instead of them judging that part, perhaps they had empathy. (Laughs) I also picked that scene because it wasn’t about me trying to cry it was about me trying to pull it back.
This next part of the whole Emmy process is exciting, and my daughter is actually having more fun with that aspect. She had been on the computer looking for a dress for me. I am fine with going to J-Crew and finding a cool dress, but I did get hooked up with a stylist, so I will see what ideas she has. And, I am the kind of person who could get to Vegas walk through a pretty dress store, and go, “I like that.” And that will change everything because for me, it’s all about being comfortable in what you choose to wear. Now the Emmy dress diet and work out regimen starts this week! It is very much clean eating, and that is very tough to do, when you are at a time when people are like, “Let’s go out and have champagne and celebrate!”(Laughs). It’s all about getting red carpet ready and anyone who says they are not going to do that are liars! (Laughs) I am a rookie nominee, and I did get a call from Susan Flannery to get invited to the annual ladies lunch and I told her, “That is the reason I wanted to get nominated!” (Laughs) And this year, I believe, Kim Zimmer and Erika Slezak have been invited as well. For me, it would be perfect to be there with Zimmer, she is like a sister! It’s going to be a lot of fun and my kids and my husband are going to come with me to Vegas. I told them if I am ever nominated, they will come with me.
I am really am a person who believes that everything happens for a reason, so I believe the nomination happened when it is supposed to, and this coming June it will be 20 years in Daytime for me. I started in 1991 when I walked onto the Loving set. So you know what? What a great anniversary present this is to be nominated. There was a long time I did not think, or mentally put myself in the same playing field at the Lead Actresses. That is not a put down. It was not something that was my reality, or that I would win something. Then I thought after five years on GH, I am the only Carly that had not been nominated! (Laughs) I did laugh last week because I had so much dialog that I thought to myself, “Now I know why no Carly has lasted more than six years.” (Laughs)
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Susan Flannery:
“You know, the first time I got nominated my publicist at the time said, “You know, you should hold a luncheon for the ladies,” and in the years in between someone else has hosted it. And I went over to Y&R the day of the nominations to find Michelle Stafford, to tell her, “Hey babe. Congrats. This is great.” But, I could not find her And all of a sudden, I hear “Flannery! We’re going to do the ladies lunch right?” And I said, “Well I hadn’t thought about it.” She goes, “Well you came up with the idea! We better!” So I decided that it would be nice to do that. I called all the nominees in the Lead Actress category and Alicia Minshew was so funny. She picks up her cell phone and I hear, “Hello.” And I said, “Alicia, it’s’ Susan Flannery.” And she screamed, and she said, “Is there going to be the ladies lunch?” And I said, “Well that is the other reason I am calling.” And then she said, someone interviewed her six months ago and said what do you think of your chances on being nominated? She replied to them, “I don’t know, but if I am, I can’t wait for the ladies lunch.” (Laughs) This year, I also invited Crystal Chappell and Bobbie Eakes and I called Hillary B. Smith and emailed Erika Slezak. I thought; this might be the last time we do this with only four soaps that are going to be left starting in 2012, and who knows if they will even broadcast the Emmys again. I hope so, but you never know. I felt we should have someone from every show represented and people that have won before. I think we should just sit and tell lots of silly stories and drink. (Laughs)
The episode I submitted began when I am riding up the Angel’s Flight in downtown Los Angeles. It was beautifully shot! Then it goes all the way through to the end when Stephanie walks with the baby in her hand with the scarf through Skid Row. And the scarf was my idea. I liked it because it was equally balanced with Kristolyn Lloyd’s character, Dayzee. I also thought it was edited so beautifully. It enhanced our two performances. It was the tug between this kid and this woman who was prepared to die. Stephanie had said to herself, “I have had it all. What more do I need?” Then, there is the gift of the child, and it’s the cycle of life. I am just thrilled we told this story and it’s a story the audience needed to see. I know we have gone through such horrific stuff in this country both socially and economically in these past two years with so many people unemployed. I think we are living in desperate times. But I think Brad Bell made this story and executed this story without it being preachy. I had said to Brad that I really appreciated him telling this story and how he trusted us all with it here at B&B.”
Laura Wright:
“I was floored! I was in bed asleep at 6AM and I saw the caller ID was the GH publicist, Mitch Messinger and I thought, “What the heck?” And he goes, “Laura? I am calling you to be the first to tell you that you have been nominated for Lead Actress.” I am like, “Are you sure? Are you serious?” And as I was on the phone with Mitch, the text messages starting pouring in from work. Before I knew it was 1PM, and I was still in my pajamas because I was still on the phone! It was thrilling, and the only disappointment I had was that I was not working last week to be at the studio to be with everyone. So by the time I come back this week to work, they will all be over it! (Laughs) So that would have been great to work this past Thursday or Friday, when our show just got 21 nominations. It could not have come at a better time. I have had messages from Maura West and Michelle Stafford. And a phone call from Susan Flannery, and a message from Colleen Zenk. I have yet to talk to Debbi Morgan, who I love and know well. Then, Kim Zimmer at 5AM Friday morning sent me a text message. Now some of it I can’t repeat, but it went something like this, “Bleepity Bleep! It’s about Bleepity Bleep time!” (Laughs) It was in true Zimmer fashion. And my only response to Kim was, “What the heck took you so long to send the message? She said, “I have been totally out of the loop. But Oh my gosh. Congratulations to you!” Also, in true Christian LeBlanc form he called and left me a voice message saying, “It’s your first Daytime Emmy nomination, and you can’t even pick up the phone?” (Laughs)
The episode I submitted was the judge laying down the verdict that Michael was going to be sent to prison, and he was taken out of the courtroom. That episode picks up with me running out of the courtroom and Jason slowing Carly down and then her going to the PCPD to go say goodbye to Michael before he is sent away to Prison. What was interesting is it was maybe Chad Duell’s third day as Michael and my first day of working with him. I did know him then, and I had to say, “I am going to be physically touching you and hugging you, because you play my son, and in the scene I don’t know when I am ever going to see you again, so I have to hold your hand.” And he was like, “Ok, Ok”. So now after working with me for a year, he knows me and how I would play these types of scenes with him. But back then, we did not know each other so it is very weird to have someone pawing on you like a mother would, when you have basically said, “Hi. Nice to meet you. I am playing your Mom.” (Laughs)
Honestly, I have to tell you a big reason I chose it was the opening scene of that episode with me and Steve Burton (Jason); I felt it got your attention. I have judged these reels before for Emmys. I know I want in the first three scenes, for the performer to give me something or I am getting bored. I watch them because it’s my job to watch them and give these actors the respect they deserve, but I am like starting to pay attention to things in the scenes I shouldn’t or going, “Oh that is weird lighting” or I start paying attention to the other actor in the scene going. Instead, I want to be sold a story. And actually I went through all my shows, and my husband actually told me the one I picked was the one he also wanted to watch. My only concern about the tape was at the end of the episode. I walk into Dante’s and pick up the gun. But, there are two reasons I did like that about the end. A) I believe any mother would have wanted to walk in there and kill the person who was responsible for sending her son to prison. I felt motivated with that scene. I think it was kind of justifiable. I think it also did not come off hokey because I bought that she would do something like that in that situation. B) I thought I could submit this even with this ending, because every daytime actor watching my reel, everyone has had to do something like that. (Laughs) So instead of them judging that part, perhaps they had empathy. (Laughs) I also picked that scene because it wasn’t about me trying to cry it was about me trying to pull it back.
This next part of the whole Emmy process is exciting, and my daughter is actually having more fun with that aspect. She had been on the computer looking for a dress for me. I am fine with going to J-Crew and finding a cool dress, but I did get hooked up with a stylist, so I will see what ideas she has. And, I am the kind of person who could get to Vegas walk through a pretty dress store, and go, “I like that.” And that will change everything because for me, it’s all about being comfortable in what you choose to wear. Now the Emmy dress diet and work out regimen starts this week! It is very much clean eating, and that is very tough to do, when you are at a time when people are like, “Let’s go out and have champagne and celebrate!”(Laughs). It’s all about getting red carpet ready and anyone who says they are not going to do that are liars! (Laughs) I am a rookie nominee, and I did get a call from Susan Flannery to get invited to the annual ladies lunch and I told her, “That is the reason I wanted to get nominated!” (Laughs) And this year, I believe, Kim Zimmer and Erika Slezak have been invited as well. For me, it would be perfect to be there with Zimmer, she is like a sister! It’s going to be a lot of fun and my kids and my husband are going to come with me to Vegas. I told them if I am ever nominated, they will come with me.
I am really am a person who believes that everything happens for a reason, so I believe the nomination happened when it is supposed to, and this coming June it will be 20 years in Daytime for me. I started in 1991 when I walked onto the Loving set. So you know what? What a great anniversary present this is to be nominated. There was a long time I did not think, or mentally put myself in the same playing field at the Lead Actresses. That is not a put down. It was not something that was my reality, or that I would win something. Then I thought after five years on GH, I am the only Carly that had not been nominated! (Laughs) I did laugh last week because I had so much dialog that I thought to myself, “Now I know why no Carly has lasted more than six years.” (Laughs)
More:
michaelfairmansoaps.com/media/special-events/38th-annual-daytime-emmy-reactions/
