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HILLARY'S YAHOO CHAT 7/28/1998   Hillary: Hi! I'm thrilled to be here tonight at Yahoo!   merm1 asks: Is Georgie coming back? I heard a rumor that the show wanted her back. How could she come back other than a ghost? Hillary: I can't imagine.   bnlin23 asks: What would you like to see happen with Bo and Nora? Hillary: Well, Nora would like everything to be just the way it was in the beginning, and Hillary would like to see them break up and try to live without each other and realize they can't, and date all over again. Probably before the dancing, a lot of the looks, the dating... golf, tennis, remember those?   bnlin23 asks: What did you think of Nora sleeping with Sam? Hillary: I thought that if it had happened last spring, it would have been a great twist, but I was not a fan of how it happened in the fall. Marty2634 asks: Hello Hillary, How are you similar and different than your character "Nora" in real life? Hillary: Nora is smarter than Hillary Hillary: Hillary is funnier than Nora Hillary: They're a lot alike except for Nora is smarter. Nora is prettier than Hillary. Hillary is more natural. Nora is heavier than Hillary. And Hillary's younger than Nora. Hillary: And that's the truth!   bnlin23 asks: Which actors do you miss working with? Hillary: Benjamin Hendricksen from ATWT, Larry Bryggman from ATWT. I miss John Laprino's presence in the building. Crystal Chappell, Jennifer Bransford, who played Georgie... I miss Scott Holmes, working with him on ATWT. That was just sidesplitting hysterical fun. I don't work with many other actors, so I miss just about eveyone on ATWT! Hillary: I miss Gene Wilder, Alec Baldwin, Kim Zimmer from The Doctors.   pendley74 asks: Will the baby be Bo's? Hillary: Nora doesn't think it can be Bo's, and Hillary knows it can be. I don't know. What do you think?   ClaudineHBS asks: I met you in August on a studio tour..you are the sweetest!!! do you ever get tired of the fan adoration? You are the best!! :) Hillary: I got your present at Super Soap weekend and I really appreciate your support to Nora. I've had the best time meeting everyone in the fanclub that HBSROCKS started, and I was touched and thrilled to meet Christine and Claudia and Angela and the whole gang. : They're a great group of people.   kathy217 asks: Hi Hillary, I have always wondered how Todd could have been pardoned by the Governor of Pennsylvania for stalking Nora in New Jersey? Did I miss something? Hillary: Yeah, we all did! Hillary: It amazes me. But that wasn't what he was pardoned for -- he was pardoned for the rape. I never pressed charges. He had escaped from prison and he was serving time when he escaped and stalked me. Somehow, I never pressed charges. I don't know why. He went back to prison to serve the rape time and that's what he was pardoned for. So it was accurate that the Pennsylvania governer pardoned him, but it was inappropriate.   SME_AR asks: Hi Hillary! First, allow me to gush....You are one of my all-time favorite actresses. In my book, you are right up there with Hepburn, Loy, & Lombard. My questions: Is there any movie or theater role that you would like to play? Is there any storyline that you would like a chance to tackle in daytime? Hillary: Well, there's always play and theater roles I'd love to play. That's what actors do, they're chameleons. They like to play different roles, no matter how big or small, as long as they're challenging. I'd like to do an alcoholic storyline. Nora was brought on as a person who has trouble with drink, and I'd like to go and explore that. I'd like to have to do a court case with a debility, either have her blind again or drunk, fighting against something. That's the intersting thing, to see the challenge and someone rising above it.   bnlin23 asks: What do you like to do in your spare time? Hillary: I'd like to have spare time in my spare time! I don't have any spare time. I had two days off today and didn't get off till Tuesday night. I didn't get home from Florida till 1 am, and I had to get up at 6. Slept in my dressing room Monday night. Today I was unpacking from Super Soap, and trying to get my computer fixed for the kids, and tomorrow I'm grocery shopping.... I have family coming down for Thanksgiving, and thankfully they know better than to ask me to do the turkey! I do Christmas Eve. I make an awesome Christmas Eve dinner.   Mary316 asks: Hi Hillary. What is it like working with Bob Woods? Hillary: It's as much fun as it looks like it is, only it's more so because I actually get to touch and kiss him. Ha ha!   Marleysfan asks: How many hours do you spend at the studio? Hillary: It varies each day. Entirely too many, how about that? Especially now with the lockout. We spend all day taping - we've eliminated blocking. We start at 9:30 and keep going till management collapses. I don't think we've completed a full show. We're falling behind, but we were way ahead.   TunaFisch asks: if she weren't an actress what would she like to be doing? Hillary: I'd like to be in interior design - architecture, structure, that kind of thing. There's so many things I'd love to do. I want to teach. People have asked me to give seminars in auditioning and I've wanted to that. I'd like to be a breakdown writer for soaps. I think I could do it, but it's always said from the person who's not doing it! If it all ended tomorrow, I'd like to take some time off, watch all the soaps and consult.   RedHawk21 asks: I would first like to say that I'm a big fan of you and the show. My question is when you started out in the acting field, who were your major influences? Hillary: Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Meryl Streep -- I used to watch her for her technique. I learned the difference watching her between a technical and an intuitive actress.   reorules asks: I am so happy to see a forty-something mom to be. It is so awesome....more power to you and don't lose the baby. Those story lines are cruel....this pregnancy will turn out???? right??? Hillary: Right! It'll turn out to be something...   kurLz42 asks: Did you find it hard to believe that your character actually thought she could get pregnant with just one shot at it considering her fertility problems? Also I've had three children and I am pretty sure you can't get too much out of a sonogram when you are one to two weeks pregnant Hillary: Well, what does that tell you? If I was 1-2 weeks pregnant, then maybe I'm not one to two weeks pregnant... Hillary: In real life, I had a sonogram when I was 2 weeks pregnant, to see if I was actually pregnant. Hillary: What would you think if it was Sam's baby?   Sandiwoods asks: We've all heard about Bob Woods and his practical jokes. Have you ever been the recipient of one of these jokes? Hillary: Yes. (laughs) Hillary: I have told many of the stories on myself, and I just find that I don't think I need to tell any more! Yes, most of these things lose something in the translation, but I have been the brunt of many. And I like it more when he nudges me and I watch someone else fall victim! Hillary: One joke he set up for someone else, and I fell into it, and he apologized. I was walking around with toilet paper on my shoes!   griselda_j asks: First off, I must say Nora is one of my favorite characters... when my husband and I first started watching, he was convinced Nora and I are twins... he's not QUITE as sure now, but... :) Anyway, have they made any decision about bringing in a new head writer? And has the writing changed any since Pam Long left - or is it too soon to know? Hillary: The writing has changed incredibly since Pam Long left. The quality is more thoughtful, more deep. Becuse we're trying to unravel a lot of the problems we got into, one of them being this pregnancy and the ramifications, and the fact that sonograms were happening at 2 weeks. That happened because the storyline was rushed into. In the last week, we've seen the scripts from after Pam left, and what we're doing is slowing things down and trying to unravel and find a place that's palatable yet exciting for everyone. The writers are the same breakdown writers -- we lost some, couldn't get them back, but rather than bring on a whole new team Jill is working with the writers we have, who are very good. We do need a head writer to map out longterms stories.   OLTLfan_98 asks: Have they recast the role of Rachel? Hillary: No, not yet   edwinh_81 asks: What do you think of Bo and Nora's wedding to be re-aired on Thanksgiving Day? Hillary: Thrilled! I was so honored! I thought that was pretty exciting. Usually it's the person who's been on 5 minutes, but I guess I'm a vet on the show now, and I think it's nice and good that they're rerunning the wedding while we're about to break up (or whatever's going to happen). It's been very interesting this year - they started with the Georgie storyline, which was Pam Long, who told a wonderful story. That was Woods carrying that. He did some wonderful work. Then through the rest of the story it was great... and then you could feel the bottom coming out of the story, thinking, where's it going? At that point I got an offer to do another show, and I said I was going to stay because I didn't want to walk out when I was working. Then I stopped working, and they went off on the Todd thing, and it became about him running away and it kind of unraveled, and they put Sam with Blair and Bo and Nora to the back burner. Then they realized it wasn't helping the ratings, so they wanted to get Bo and Nora back in the front burner, so Pam said "let's have Nora sleep with Sam." Jill, god bless her, worked her butt off trying to find a reason to get us into bed, and we got there. All of us have been working more -- before Jill, only 3 were on frontburners. I wasn't the only one in back. When Jill came on, more of us were weaving and dodging in and out of others' stories. It seems like we're carying more balls, which is what there's supposed to be. That's what this year has been -- everyone's been poking in and out, and sometimes people are carrying and sometimes they're not. You're seeing Nora and Bo more, so that's why it feels like they're carrying more.   Sundropt asks: Did strong fan reaction to the Nora/Sam tryst have anything to do with Pam Long being let go? Hillary: You know, I don't know for a fact, but my assumption is that it had a part, that it really took two characters that were beloved and put them in positions that weren't right for the characters. Not that Nora wouldn't have ended up in bed with Sam -- there were many opportunities. There were some other moments that the actors were having a hard time trying to understand why we were doing what they were doing. I think they were smart to cut their losses before they got in too deep, because it's salvageable now dyejoy asks: A lot of women in Llanview seem to have been robbed of their brains. I love Nora but that includes her too. Any chance for a brain return any time soon? That's part of the reason for the last question. Look at Tea. A highly competitive, interesting, smart woman was reduced to spousal abuse and taking it. That's just ridiculous. We've all had a brainectomy and we'd like to find our own brains in our heads. But we're there! We've got a great regime at ABC. Angela Shapiro is terrific. She really knows story, and she really knows what makes a good story, and Jill is very good with drama, so I think this is a very exciting time we're heading into. I'm really excitied about what's happening. We're in better shape than a lot of shows, and I think it's because our cast has been through so much in the last 4 years we know how to take care of ourselves and we're trusted to. Angela and Jill are taking care of us now.   Marleysfan asks: Who would you most like to have scenes with that you currently don't? Hillary: Jim DePaiva. Nathan Purdee. I'm missing out on a friend, and Nora and Max's relationship is really interesting. I love working with Billy, he's so out there and so wonderful. I get to work with just about everybody. I don't get to work with Erika much. I don't get to work with Robin Strasser much at all. We were voted new hot couple and now I don't get to see her!   ClaudineHBS asks: Would you love to have Michael Malone back? Hillary: Of course I would! I think he's fabulous. He created my character, but I love his writing Hillary: I'd like to get the combo of Josh and Michael together back, because I think that was unbeatable. gobluegirl asks: How would you rate playing Nora versus other daytime roles you've played? Hillary: I love Nora. I got to create Nora. I created Kit, and I replaced Margo, which was created by a wonderful actress and I got to re-create her, but I really felt I had explored all of Margo there was to explore. Nora, I feel there are so many more places where I need to go with her. Hillary: I think this is a really exciting time for the show -- I think the show is starting to take off, and that it's going to be the crown jewel on the tiara that is ABC. We've got all the right ingredients.   Sandiwoods asks: I loved the tango scene. The two of you dance beautifully. My question is...Who is the better dancer? Hillary: That's apples and oranges. He's probably the better dancer. I follow. But I can do just about anything. He knows more because he did the cotillion stuff. I did dancing school, but he's got more of a way on his feet than I do. My center of gravity - I've got these long skinny legs, and my center of gravity is way up high, so I don't have the dancer stance he does. He's the better dancer as far as that goes, and I follow. I can show a little leg and get away with it!   kathy217 asks: Hillary, did you see Michael Logan's comment in TVGuide that with it's new additions, OLTL has the best cast in daytime? I think OLTL already had the best cast in daytime! Hillary: Thank you!   griselda_j asks: Hillary, do the producers and writers pay much attention to what fans on the internet have to say? I've heard that on some shows, at least, net talk and e-mail is taken less seriously... would we have more of an impact by writing hard copy? Hillary: Internet is very closely monitored, and it is listened to. Letters are read too. However you wish to put your viewpoint across it will be listened to. (But phone calls aren't as listened to.)   cjrmall asks: Will they kill off Clint? Hillary: No. They can't do that. There's no point in doing that. When you have an actor who is willing to come back for special occasions, you want to keep the richness and texture of the show. Clint is happy to go back to the ranch for a while and maybe come back later. He's got a wonderful life out there, and we'll miss him, but he'll be back   edwinh_81 asks: Is Jill working on bringing members of Nora's family or bring back favorite characters from the past? Hillary: I don't know. I'm not privy to that. Nor should I be!   BigPun68 asks: Ms. Smith, What was is YOUR most memorable MOMENT? Hillary: In my life or in Nora's? In my life, I have so many memorable moments... Starting from my first job, scouting, first love, marriage, my children being born, to this very moment. All of them fabulously happy and wonderful. In Nora's life, there are so many as well... dancing with Woodsy... I think what stands out are the rape, the trial, that was great. There was another trial where I had to stall for Antonio, talk about mold spores and doing ancienct Puerto Rican ritual stories. Dancing with Woods. Love scenes. The biker bar. I loved the biker bar... all of that. I can't pick one. There have been too many   DUKEBLUEDEVIL01 asks: Do you get alot of critism still for sticking up for Powell when the rape happened to Marty Hillary: No, I didn't get any criticism then! I don't remember that being an issue at all.   CJS88_98 asks: I want Nora to guest on "The Practice" Hillary: Here's a trivia quesiton: Does anyone remember Camryn Mannehim as being the rabbi who married Bo and Nora? On Thanksgiving, you should watch!   LayaBuchanan asks: So glad that they updated Nora's closet! Do you like to wear all those scarves? Hillary: Yes, I'm a scarf freak. If I have a lot of plain colored suits, the scarf brightens it. I wear them in my personal life and I like them. They're all Armani, so I wouldn't need that.   edwinh_81 asks: What do you think of Nora with Max and Bo with Lindsay? Hillary: Sure! sounds good. I wonder if Kassie would like that. She's begging for it. She just re-signed, too...   edwinh_81 asks: Do you think you have a chance for an emmy this year? Your acting was wonderful during the beginning of the Georgie story! Hillary: Thank you! I have no idea. I don't really pay attention to that stuff. I think everyone on our show has two days they can put together to win an Emmy. That's all it takes. It really comes down to who's nominated and that kind of thing. I'd much rather do a good job for me and for the viewers than worry about the statue.   intimate_male_31 asks: do you miss working for the as the world turns ?? Hillary: No. I miss my friends down there It's a completely different feeling on the set and I miss the fun camraderie and the pace, but I really love being at ABC. In the best of its times!   Marty2634 asks: Hello Hillary, Is appearing on a Daytime Soap, good preperation for being on prime time tv or working in movies? Hillary: Soap operas are the best training ground in the world.   CJS88_98 asks: Who is the better kisser -Woods or Browne? Hillary: I hardly remember kissing Browne because it was so long ago! My secret.   Attractive_F asks: do you think Bo and Nora will ever part? Hillary: Yes. If bo finds out I slept with Sam, it's pretty much over.   Sundropt asks: Do you think, since both Nora and Jessica are pregnant, that we'll get another baby switch story? Hillary: I don't know... Everyone's been asking me that. I'm sure it's entered their minds! Whether they'll do it, I don't know. It's the Rappaport sperm, running amock!   edwinh_81 asks: Do you see the ABC stirke ending soon? Hillary: I don't know. I hope so. Hillary: It's a lockout. It's up to ABC.   jazzkitte asks: Will Cord ever come back? Hillary: Wouldn't that be fun?   Jazz5_98 asks: Is Todd a really good guy in real life? Hillary: Yes. Very much.   Marty2634 asks: Hillary, Which actors or actresses on daytime, Do you most admire? Hillary: For their work -- eliminate anyone on our show so I don't offend anyone! I love Tony Geary's work. Justin Deas -- he's probably one of the best actors I've ever woked with. I feel like calling GL and coming on just to work with him again! Larry Bryggman is phenomenal. I admire Michael Knight, I love watching his work when he's inspired. When anyone's inspired their work is more interesting. I think Brad Hall has been doing incredible stuff, I've been having fun watching him. Erica Slezak, I like watching her work. There's so many people for so many different reasons that I get enthralled and go, wow, that's great stuff. Cynthia Watros, I loved her reel so much. Kim Zimmer has the ability to do so much. There are bits and pieces of everyone I admire.   griselda_j asks: I just recently saw you in "Love Potion Number 9" - was that a lot of fun to do? What was it like working with Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan? Hillary: I worked mostly with Sandra and I had the best time. She and I were naughty together -- we had a great time. There's a person who deserves every bit of success that's come her way.   edwinh_81 asks: Would you have rather seen Georgie live and terrorize everyone's lives or are you glad she's dead? Hillary: I would have liked to see her live a little longer.   edwinh_81 asks: Do you think Fiona Hitchison might return to OLTL now that she's left GL? Hillary: Who Knows?   scottlindsley asks: Hillary, Not that politics is the "big" thing on everyone's mind, But can we figure out a way to resolve the problems without constant fighting and bickering by our representatives? Hillary: Which representatives are we talking about? :)   Attractive_F asks: So could you ever really see yourself pregnant now? Hillary: Me, Hillary? Oh, god... Yes, I suppose I could... I think I'd love it, the idea of it, but the reality of it, being pregnant and working, I couldn't do it. I've got 2 wonderful healthy kids. I have 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 hands, 2 parents, 2 kids.. that's the way it's supposed to go, isn't it? :) These are great questions!   Marty2634 asks: Hello Hillary, I had the opportunity to chat with Catherine Hickland on here in the past. What is she like to work with on "One Life To Live"? Hillary: She's a joy and a delight and brings a smile to my day.   minnesotamale316 asks: It would be great to see a cross over with Nora appearing on AMC to team up with Walt Willey AKA Jackson Montgomery. Hillary: I'd love to! I went over there briefly to do something else, but they didn't do it. But I'd love to go over there and spar with Walt and spur with Michael Knight.   bnlin23 asks: Are you going to re-sign with One Life To Live? Hillary: We're talking. Don't worry your pretty little head about it.   griselda_j asks: Is it hard to bring out "chemistry" between you and another actor? You have such a warm comfort with Bob Woods, and sparks with Kale Browne - is it natural or do you have to work at it? Hillary: Chemistry is a two-way street, but one actor can fake it well. It's about trust and respect -- trust the other actor to be there and respect the talent that supports them there. If that trust and respect isn't there, you can fake it so long, but not past that point. Hillary: Trust, respect, vulnerability don't come easily to a lot of people. You have to open yourself up and say, here, take me. And that's something that I can do. But I can only get dropped on my head a couple of times, and I stop being able to do that!   intimate_male_31 asks: tell Hillary, even though I don't watch soaps as a rule, I got "hooked on ATWT because of her and her acting ability! I think it is time to change soaps!! GO NORA!!!!! Hillary: Thank you. Do you want me to go somewhere else, or do you want to change soaps and come to OLTL?   shewolfnky asks: Is it True Roger Howarth's leave is just for 3 months? Hillary: I have no idea.   edwinh_81 asks: Would you like to see Rachel turn out to be RJ and Nora's child? Hillary: We never figured it out. Hillary: I would like them to go into that. Any secrets are worth exploring.   kbroberts asks: What kinda music do you like? Hillary: I like all kinds. I love jazz, motown, country western, rock... I just don't like heavy metal or most rap   griselda_j asks: Would you prefer to have a bit of "down" time on OLTL to do some more movies or stay on the front burner? What kind of stuff do you think about when looking at options like that? Hillary: One thing i've always said is that if you work me, I don't want to go anywhere else. The work you can do on a soap opera is so rewarding and fufulling... to be home every night and work somewhere you're comfortable is so real and great that if I can keep working on a soap I'm happy to do it. If I'm not working I'd want to be on vacation with my family. Sitting around and not being used, that's where it gets crazy   rodedw asks: HILLARY, WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THE MONICA LEWINSKY/BILL CLINTON "AFFAIR"??? Hillary: The fact that we know so much about it it is just unfortunate.   dxman1999 asks: how does it feel to be a star Hillary: I don't know. I get up and brush my teeth like everyone else in the morning. There's that sense of, you know, I set out to do something, I achieved it, but like most people you set yourself for the next goal and you work towards that. I'm very contented in my life, but if I wasn't on a soap I'd still be contetendted. I was contented in prime time. I just like being home on the east coast. I'm very fortunate. I chose a profession to work in and I've been able to keep working. It's a competitive profession and I've been competitive in it by those standards. That's what makes me feel good.   Mono_Loca asks: Hillary, is RJ as good looking in person as he on televsion? Hillary: Yes!   SHARIBAR asks: Hillary, how do you stay so thin? Hillary: I'm careful what I eat.   SHARIBAR asks: Hillary, what are you doing for Chanukah? Hillary: I think I'm working!   edwinh_81 asks: I've always wondered about this question did Nora cause the scar on Todd's face with her scissors or did it happen some other way? Hillary: It happened some other way. Someone hit him on the head from behind and happened to get his cheek.   mtlhed0215 asks: Ms.Smith, is it difficult to get into a normal everyday lifestyle after working as "Nora" on the set for hours at a time? Do you get confused at times? Hillary: I get confused at times, period! It's not confused, it's reacclimating myself to my own life. You get so used to getting up at 5 to get to work that the mornings you don't have to you're still awake. It's just setting aside, I'm going to the city today, I'm not getting anything done.   mickijosong asks: Who would you like to sing a song for Nora and Bo? If you had a love song for their storyline. Hillary: Gosh... there's so many songs I wanted. Garth Brooks' "Feel My Love," Joe Cocker's version of "How Do I Make you Love Me," the Elton John song... there's Diamond Rio who sings "You're Gone". Billy Dean... any of those really good songs. I wanted to do an Aretha Franklin-George Benson duet. My tastes are very eclectic, so there's no one in particular I'd like.   ClaudineHBS asks: Your hair is beautiful short..as well as long..did Laurie cut your hair? Hillary: No. Kathy DiFirio did it.   idiva_rent asks: Are you going to be at the Macy's Parade on Thanksgiving. Hillary: No, I haven't been asked to. I've never been asked to ride in the parade   SHARIBAR asks: Hillary, are you married in real life? Hillary: Yes, and I have two beautiful children.   jruthpa asks: Do you do your taping in New York City? If so, what is your favorite restaurant? Hillary: Yes, I do my taping there Hillary: My favorite restaurant.. I don't have one in New York. Hunan Park -- they deliver to 66th street!   Marty2634 asks: Hello Hillary, What makes "One Life To Live" such a fantastic show? Hillary: I don't know. You tell me! Hillary: The fact that you're a fan! We work hard. We try to be good.   bnlin23 asks: Are you attending the fan club luncheon in April? Your most devoted fans will be there. Hillary: I intend to.   kathy217 asks: I used to watch you on ATWT, and I remember your real-life son playing Adam. He was so cute, how old is he now? Hillary: He's 10 now. And he was very good!   mtlhed0215 asks: Do you feel Rachel will be upset about your pregnancy once she finds out? Hillary: When she finds out I'm pregnant? She already knows and already wrote a letter saying how thrilled she was.   jell_ooooo asks: What is your zodiac sign? Hillary: Gemini. Hillary: I had a wonderful time. Thank you so much for having me in your homes and on your computers. I hope I answered all your questions. Hillary: Stay tuned for the saga of will she, won't she, the baby - will it or won't it be Bo's, will it or won't it be Sam's... Hillary: Will Bo find out and will he forgive her if she finds out? Hillary: Oy!