DR Interview with Shawn Christian and Kate Mansi

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DR Interview with Shawn Christian and Kate Mansi
Topic Started: Feb 24 2013, 01:24 AM (3,459 Views)
lysie	Feb 24 2013, 01:24 AM Post #1
Posts: 28,063 Group: Admin Member #4,604 Joined: May 20, 2009	What do you two have coming up? Shawn: A lot that I can’t talk about. Is there anything you can talk about? Kate: How much he loves working with me. Shawn: I love working with Kate Mansi. I actually do. This girl does her homework. She really does her homework. We’ve heard before that you try to research the histories. Kate: Yeah, I think it’s important to know where you came from, and if you can’t find it you just kind of make it up for yourself. Then someone tweets you and texts, and you realize that wasn’t correct. Like I found out I was a virgin a couple of months ago, and I was like “Surprise!” Is that still going to be a story in May? Kate: Well. I think you should watch. No, it’s still um. It’s a really exciting storyline, and there’s sort of an interesting triangle happening. If you watch, you’ll see. Shawn: She is not having sexual relations with anyone that I can express at this moment in time. Kate: That is true. That’s what we told my mom. Shawn: Mom’s not here. What do you think about this new story with Parker? Shawn: I think it’s fantastic. It’s quite a human quandary when you have a baby mama and a child you didn’t even know was yours, and it’s someone you actually really loved. It wasn’t a one night stand. I was in love with this woman and ready to marry her. But he’s moved forward with his life with Jennifer and is completely committed, and is trying to be a better person. Jennifer makes him a better person, and he’s given the ultimatum to kind of juggle that. He can’t have one without the other. It’s a very difficult challenge. I enjoy it. I love Parker. This kid listens like no one I’ve ever worked with. Kate: He’s the sweetest thing. Shawn: It’s just “Action” and we’re off with the scene. It’s like we’re playing make believe. Could you tell someone that he’s too big for that playpen? Shawn: We did. We had this conversation. It’s not appropriate for the kid, and I think they figured that out. But that kid’s so chill. Kate: He’s more of a professional than we are. Shawn: Yeah, he just goes to work. The play pen has now been dismissed. It was in the script before they cast the baby. There are conversations about his age, and I’m like, “I don’t know if he’s two.” I think there was something almost iconic about two parents looking at their child in a play pen. “Iconic” is kind of a big word. There’s something precious about that image, and I think that’s what was trying to be portrayed. What are your favorite scenes or storylines? Kate: I think I’ve had a lot of great storylines. My favorite part of Days is working with Missy Reeves because she’s just such a terrific woman and mother and friend and mentor. She’s just so great. I had my first scene with Missy and Shawn, and I was supposed to hug Shawn. So I just went into this big hug, and they were like, “Guys, could you maybe try to have not any chemistry?” And I was so embarrassed. But I feel really blessed to be able to say that I’ve been working with the two of them from the beginning. Any my favorite storyline apart from that would be with Patrick and Christie. I thought that was so much fun. I got to get slapped which was exciting and scary. Shawn: You hug Daniel like that again, I’m sure you’ll get slapped. Mama will not be happy.  Kate: That’s true. Shawn: It’s interesting. We were trying to figure out the dynamic between Abby and Daniel. How do they relate? And we don’t really know. So we just kind of act on what we creatively feel, and it makes some people uneasy. It’s really subjective. SOme people can totally see that as a stepdad type thing and other people are like I’d keep my eyes on those two. So you get different directors who go... Kate: Tone it down. Shawn: Or maybe won’t sit us close. I don’t know. My own personal demons probably come out. Kate: Yeah, I think it translates because we are such good friends in real life. It makes sense to us, but people have their own ideas of how that should look. Because it could go anywhere. You never know. Shawn: Oh my God. Can you imagine. You lost your virginity to me. That wasn’t one of the options Casey gave us earlier. Shawn: Just getting people talking. And what’s been your favorite? Shawn: I did enjoy the Chloe/Philip baby storyline. When Daniel found out it wasn’t his baby because he had invested so much in this woman, and he had so much faith. He was just blindly in love and would see past anything. Everyone in town knew that she had a one night stand, but me. And I couldn’t even put it together. But to discover that in a church during a baptism. Hearing it from Caroline who is a pretty reliable source. It’s not like hearsay or Sami said “blah blah blah.” It was just so well put together, and to actually bludgeon someone with a crucifix at your child’s baptism. It had some many layers. And the woman who had the affair with my daughter’s fiance was my daughter’s husband. Kate: (gasp) Shawn: Right? Yeah. Kate: It’s like The Godfather. Twisted all around. Shawn: We literally go, like let’s bludgeon him with the statue of the madonna and child. It’s almost appropriate. But then it would be inappropriate. Kate: I don’t think that’s appropriate at all. But okay. Shawn: But then to do it with a crucifix and stop in the moment and realize there’s a better way to handle it. I liked that moment. It was good. I also had the question today about what have Maggie and Jennifer meant to Daniel. And Maggie has given me a sense of roots and foundation, and Jennifer’s given me a sense of morality. Now he has to keep that kind of behavior in check because he wants to. He wants to be a better man, and Jennifer makes him a better man. His mother challenges him to be a better person. He makes odd choices of course, but that’s drama. Is there anything else you can tell us about what’s coming up? Shawn: I will have sex with...



cord08	Feb 24 2013, 01:28 AM Post #2
Posts: 1,109 Group: Elite Member Member #12,568 Joined: October 1, 2012	HAHA, I can't believe they actually had a discussion on set about the playpen. And the contrast between Kate and Casey's opinions on the upcoming story is pretty amusing.



SoapGal1	Feb 24 2013, 01:29 AM Post #3
Posts: 6,122 Group: Elite Member Member #659 Joined: December 20, 2007	Oh dear gawd... Thanks for taking one for the team. Lys.



EJ_SamiFF	Feb 24 2013, 01:29 AM Post #4
Sonny:I guess it's time to say goodbye.... Brenda: I'm not saying that.we never mean it..so until next time < 3 Posts: 2,029 Group: Elite Member Member #11,419 Joined: January 31, 2012 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera General Hospital Favorite Soap Opera of All Time General Hospital Favorite Current Primetime Soap Opera Once Upon a Time Twitter ID Cherish@EJ_SamiFF	Quote: Shawn: I will have sex with... I wonder who's Daniel's next victim.... :x TFP!



Matt	Feb 24 2013, 01:31 AM Post #5
Classic Soap Fan Posts: 13,041 Group: Contributor Member #214 Joined: August 5, 2007 Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Another World Twitter ID kyleo71	I love that it always seems (from every interview I've ever read) that Shawn Christian truly does more work on Daniel's character than the actual writers ever have. I always get the impression that SC believes just as much as the rest of us that Daniel is a bit of a skeez and he tries to put that in there even when the actual writing doesn't quite want to acknowledge that.



michr544125	Feb 24 2013, 01:31 AM Post #6
Posts: 1,099 Group: Elite Member Member #11,532 Joined: February 18, 2012	cord08 Feb 24 2013, 01:28 AM HAHA, I can't believe they actually had a discussion on set about the playpen. And the contrast between Kate and Casey's opinions on the upcoming story is pretty amusing. I had the same reaction. But maybe Kate is just being more or less saying what she thinks she needs to say vs. Casey that doesn't care about being honest. Or maybe they really are going with Abby and Cameron and why Casey is on the backburner. Edited by michr544125, Feb 24 2013, 01:32 AM.



Panda Panda	Feb 24 2013, 01:32 AM Post #7
Posts: 2,273 Group: Elite Member Member #12,791 Joined: December 13, 2012 Twitter ID eatadoughnut	"Kate: No, it’s still um. It’s a really exciting storyline" Oh, Kate. You're not convincing anyone with that line. Not even yourself



AFaithL	Feb 24 2013, 01:33 AM Post #8
Posts: 3,267 Group: Elite Member Member #3,369 Joined: January 18, 2009	Playpen!!



Supergirlx2	Feb 24 2013, 01:34 AM Post #9
Posts: 4,127 Group: Contributor Member #3,560 Joined: February 18, 2009 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera Days of Our Lives	EJ_SamiFF Feb 24 2013, 01:29 AM Quote: Shawn: I will have sex with... I wonder who's Daniel's next victim.... :x TFP! i'm crossing my fingers it's not Hope. ;) i'm not sure there are very many options left for Daniel, unless he's referring to something like sleeping with Chloe because Jennifer decided to break up with him.



cord08	Feb 24 2013, 01:36 AM Post #10
Posts: 1,109 Group: Elite Member Member #12,568 Joined: October 1, 2012	michr544125 Feb 24 2013, 01:31 AM cord08 Feb 24 2013, 01:28 AM HAHA, I can't believe they actually had a discussion on set about the playpen. And the contrast between Kate and Casey's opinions on the upcoming story is pretty amusing. I had the same reaction. But maybe Kate is just being more or less saying what she thinks she needs to say vs. Casey that doesn't care about being honest. Or maybe they really are going with Abby and Cameron and why Casey is on the backburner. Yeah, I think Kate is just towing the company line.



gailwinters	Feb 24 2013, 01:37 AM Post #11
Posts: 1,573 Group: Elite Member Member #5,710 Joined: November 1, 2009	Lysie, this one was......interesting. In a weird kind of way.



granolagirl	Feb 24 2013, 01:41 AM Post #12
I'd like to do a song of great social and political import. Posts: 1,845 Group: Elite Member Member #3,447 Joined: February 6, 2009 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera General Hospital Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of our Lives Favorite Current Primetime Soap Opera Mad Men Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Twin Peaks / Tales of the City	Quote: Hearing it from Caroline who is a pretty reliable source. It’s not like hearsay or Sami said “blah blah blah.” Ha ha. It's been too long since daytime had a good mother/daughter/step-father triangle, that I recall. I would be up for it. Unlike this virginity stuff, it's instant story. Edited by granolagirl, Feb 24 2013, 01:41 AM.



lysie	Feb 24 2013, 01:49 AM Post #13
Posts: 28,063 Group: Admin Member #4,604 Joined: May 20, 2009	Supergirlx2 Feb 24 2013, 01:34 AM EJ_SamiFF Feb 24 2013, 01:29 AM Quote: Shawn: I will have sex with... I wonder who's Daniel's next victim.... :x TFP! i'm crossing my fingers it's not Hope. ;) i'm not sure there are very many options left for Daniel, unless he's referring to something like sleeping with Chloe because Jennifer decided to break up with him. I don't think it's anyone.



bomber	Feb 24 2013, 01:50 AM Post #14
Posts: 705 Group: Members Member #11,900 Joined: May 5, 2012 Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of our Lives	Dannifer still going full steam in May. Good grief. :x



JamaicanBeauty7	Feb 24 2013, 01:54 AM Post #15
currently having a moment Posts: 4,088 Group: Elite Member Member #8,796 Joined: March 10, 2011 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera Days of Our Lives Favorite Current Primetime Soap Opera Scandal Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Roswell/Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Kudos for mentioning the playpen. That kid looks old enough to vote and get drafted into the military. He's way too big for that thing. I have a feeling Daniel is going to sleep with Chloe but I'm not going to like it...



Romancer66	Feb 24 2013, 01:56 AM Post #16
Posts: 1,292 Group: Elite Member Member #10,979 Joined: November 7, 2011	bomber Feb 24 2013, 01:50 AM Dannifer still going full steam in May. Good grief. :x ::shudder:: So much for the hope that TIIC have realized what a dud Dannifer 2.0 is and are planning to end it in the near future. They really are determined to push this lackluster pairing down the viewers' collective throat. At least SC didn't talk about how passionate and romantic this couple are--maybe that would be too hard even for him to sell. As for Abigail's story--ye gods, could anything be more tedious than this "last virgin in Salem" crap? I don't care who pops her cherry when the two main contenders are equally boring and unappealing.



AFaithL	Feb 24 2013, 02:12 AM Post #17
Posts: 3,267 Group: Elite Member Member #3,369 Joined: January 18, 2009	I hope Daniel sleeps with Chloe! Make it happen, writers, before you send Nadia packing!



Evan	Feb 24 2013, 06:49 AM Post #18
Posts: 899 Group: Members Member #375 Joined: September 13, 2007	I guess my FF button will still be working overtime by May/June. My dream SL: Jennifer walks in on Daniel fucking Abagail, and then the shit really hits the fan LOL Edited by Evan, Feb 24 2013, 06:51 AM.



PatNS	Feb 24 2013, 09:20 AM Post #19
Posts: 478 Group: Contributor Member #1,419 Joined: January 4, 2008	Good interview. Not exactly sure what I got out of it except the fact the playpen is gone and that I continue to like Kate Mansi and wish she'd get a halfway decent storyline!



six	Feb 24 2013, 09:28 AM Post #20
Posts: 8,437 Group: Veteran Member #1,842 Joined: February 12, 2008	Well, okay then. Glad the playpen is gone. Thanks.



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