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lysie Feb 24 2013, 12:19 AM
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 (The interview started with just James, and Casey joined a few minutes in)

How are you?
James: I’m tired. It’s not that I’m not excited. It’s been a long, long day.

Well, tell us what EJ has coming up.
James: My goodness. What’s airing at the moment. We’re four months ahead. It’s very confusing. I’m excited about what’s coming up. The stuff that I have with Alison Sweeney is wonderful. I’m really enjoying that. And I feel like that the stories that I’m about to go and tape...I’ll tell you what I love. The number one reason that I love them is that Sami is back to being trouble. You know what I mean? Remember when Sami was just a hot mess of trouble? Okay. She’s back.

What do you think about the way EJ’s being written right now?
James: I don’t...I have to say, you know...it’s sort of a hard question to answer. Without commenting on how my character is written let’s just say, I definitely enjoy when he’s not...there’s have been times when he’s been much more self-assured and powerful. And grounded. And I think that’s always when he’s the strongest. I feel like every time he tries to change for love or become someone he’s not, he fails. I loved him when he was charming and nasty.

Sweevil?
James: Yes. He’d be really nice to you one minute, and then he’d cut your throat the next. That’s when I liked him best.

Casey: Sorry, ladies. How are you? 

James; Marvelous, marvelous. We’re just having a chat about me. We can talk about you later.

Casey: I want to talk about you. Let’s talk about him.

So is that going to change any time soon?

James: God, I hope so.

You know some fans are calling him something different now.
James: What do you call him?

When he’s being sort of sweet and schmoopy and kind of clicking his heels in Horton Town Square, some call him Everett.
James: Everett? Yes. I’d love to see less of him. I feel that he should be that, but here’s the thing. The character should be loving and sweet with Samantha and he should be...there’s a scene coming up. What’s airing at the moment? They have some stuff coming up with EJ and Sami where they are in bed trying to figure out how to deal with a problem, and that’s a big turning point in the relationship. I like him when he’s not being Everett.

Casey, how are you?

Casey: I’m good. Just hanging out. I don’t think I’ve slept in about 48 hours.

What does Chad have coming up?
James: Well, the big thing is he’s just coming out.

Casey: That is true.

James: With me.

Casey: With EJ. EJ and Chad both decide to come out.

James: It’s an illicit and dangerous love affair. They knew it was wrong but it felt so right.

Casey: I think at first it starts off when you walk in on Chad in the shower.

James: That’s exactly what happened.

Casey: You know, in all seriousness I really don’t know anything.

Well, what have you been doing the last few months?
Casey: I feel like I’ve been in the damn coffee shop. Literally, every single scene is in the coffee shop.

James: He’s been making a lot of coffee.

That’s probably why you haven’t been sleeping.
Casey: Probably. There’s this triangle going on with Cameron and Abigail. That’s just round and circles, round and circles.

It’s going to keep going around in circles?
Casey: Pretty much. I know it’s not that exciting, but I hope the performances make it exciting.

Will you be living in the mansion?
James: It’s coming.

Casey: I don’t know. I don’t even know where I live.

James: You’re in the mansion. Stefano asks you to come live in the mansion. I ask you. Kristen asks you. We all ask you! ALl of us! Remember, we have those big shows where all of us asks you over and over again. I’m just kidding.

Casey: I was gonna say. I don’t think so. I’ve had a couple of scenes with Stefano. I haven’t been working much lately. I’m kind of on the backburner.

What about you [James]?

James: I’m warm. I was on the simmering plate for the last part of last year. I have very wonderful stuff with Alison.

How much trouble is it to cover your tattoos?
James: You should ask Glen. He covers them. He’s around here somewhere.

Casey: Yeah, he covers mine too.

How long does it take?
James: An hour. I think they can get it done in less than that on occasion, but generally it’s an hour.

Anything else we might be interested in hearing today?
James: I think that what I’ve been working on in the last couple of months, and what’s coming up is just great soap opera. It’s really good. It’s grounded, but it’s fun. If I was watching the show, it’s a show that I would watch. If you read the scripts you get a good idea of how it’s gonna play. It always amazes me when the ratings come in on a Thursday and the people who run the show are like “Oh my goodness. We can’t believe the ratings aren’t good,” or “the ratings are amazing. How did that happen?” Read the scripts. Because you know. You read the scripts, you know how good it is. My point is this. I’m reading shows now, and have been reading shows for the last couple of months that are just good. They’re fun. They don’t take themselves too seriously. They deal well with really compelling stuff. They’re well written, well constructed. They’re just good. I hope I don’t regret saying this, but it’s the best stuff that I’ve read in a good couple of years. Easily.
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