William Fichtner Recalls His Horrible Start On The Soap 'As The World Turns' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-03-2011, 11:46 PM

Was landing a role on As the World Turns a big moment for you, then?

It was a tough thing because the day that I got that job, I had no money. As in N-O. The day that I got that job, I got a job at a regional theater in Portland, Maine, doing Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July for a few hundred dollars a week. That was a really tough call. Doing a play for seven weeks, or doing this contract on a soap. I didn’t want to — I thought, “Oh man, I’m gonna be a soap actor forever!” and it freaked me out. Actually, there was a real silver lining in that because you work in front of a camera all of the time, you get to be comfortable with it, in a good way, where you’re not concentrating on that but concentrating on other things. But I don’t know if there ever was a moment. I’m not sure I’m there yet, of feeling like I’ve had the moment, like, this is it.

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80sTrivia · 03-04-2011, 04:36 AM

He has acted in sooo many things over the years, yet I can never remember his name!

MickeyMac · 03-05-2011, 03:26 PM

I so remember when he was on ATWT. He played Josh Snyder/Rod Landry, and did a great job. Probably the only time people felt sympathy for a rapist, but he did try to amend the mistakes he made.

Would have been cool if they would have brought him back one last time before the show got axed.

Retro4Life · 03-05-2011, 03:57 PM

Actually I hated that character and I resented the way we were all supposed to feel sorry for him. The writers really pushed that angle, but it never washed for me. A rapist is a rapist; if he had served time for his crime, then maybe, but my recollection is that he never did.

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	William Fichtner Recalls His Horrible Start On The Soap 'As The World Turns' Was landing a role on As the World Turns a big moment for you, then? It was a tough thing because the day that I got that job, I had no money. As in N-O. The day that I got that job, I got a job at a regional theater in Portland, Maine, doing Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July for a few hundred dollars a week. That was a really tough call. Doing a play for seven weeks, or doing this contract on a soap. I didn’t want to — I thought, “Oh man, I’m gonna be a soap actor forever!” and it freaked me out. Actually, there was a real silver lining in that because you work in front of a camera all of the time, you get to be comfortable with it, in a good way, where you’re not concentrating on that but concentrating on other things. But I don’t know if there ever was a moment. I’m not sure I’m there yet, of feeling like I’ve had the moment, like, this is it. http://www.movieline.com/2011/03/dri...beginnings.php
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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Actually I hated that character and I resented the way we were all supposed to feel sorry for him. The writers really pushed that angle, but it never washed for me. A rapist is a rapist; if he had served time for his crime, then maybe, but my recollection is that he never did.
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MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	I so remember when he was on ATWT. He played Josh Snyder/Rod Landry, and did a great job. Probably the only time people felt sympathy for a rapist, but he did try to amend the mistakes he made. Would have been cool if they would have brought him back one last time before the show got axed.