BA: I was nervous because I had never been a part of this genre before.  But within the first couple of days, I realized it's a pretty amazing place.  I knew nothing about it.  I knew I was working with people like Steve and Maurice.  Even though I didn't know soap operas too well, I knew who they were.

Steve:  You can tell on camera that we have a great time.  He's not your conventional character on a soap opera.  That's why I think it works so well.  He brings a different energy.  It's fun.  We improv a lot.  We do things we probably shouldn't do.

SID:  There are times when it looks like you two are trying to hold in smiles.

BA:  That probably happens everyday.

Steve:  All I get paid for now is to not laugh

BA:  And vice-versa.  Some of Steve's takes are just ridiculous.  To keep focused on him, I have to really keep in my smiles.

Steve:  We laugh a lot

BA:  When the camera stops, Steve's the funny guy.  "Ha ha Steve, you're funny...and so strong"

Steve:  Just eat your chips

SID:  You're an interesting combination.  Kind of like King Kong and Magilla Gorilla.

Steve:  I was thinking more like Rain Man and Tom Cruise

BA:  Whose Magilla Gorilla?

Steve:  I know who he is.  Unfortunately, I'm old.

BA:  I pictured the bulldog and the skinny little dog that jumps up and goes "What are we doing today, boss? "What are we doing today?"

Steve:  I like Rain Man better

The Buddy System

SID:  What is the relationship between Jason and Spinelli?  Is Jason a mentor, big brother or friend?

BA:  All of it. When Spinelli first met Jason, he was in awe of this guy.  Spinelli has an idea of what action heroes are.  He's seen them in the cyber world and on TV.  Jason Morgan is the real life version of that.  At first, Spinelli is afraid he'll punch his face in at any moment.  Then, the more that Jason allowed him to be in his life, trust and respect was established.  The fact that someone like him could take me seriously and trust me, the more he gives the more I want.

Steve:  I trust him probably more than anybody.  I mean, not Sonny,  You're not up there yet, so just relax.

BA: (Laughs)

Steve:  It's a cool relationship.  I look out for him.  I guess I see him as a little brother.  I took him under my wing a little bit.  Obviously, he's a very intelligent person.  He doesn't talk like it all the time.  I can't understand what the hell this guy is saying half the time.  It's a thing that wasn't meant to happen. It was just, "Hey, let's throw them together and see what happens."  If he wasn't as good as he is, this character wouldn't have worked.

BA:  I would have been dead

Steve:  But everyone saw it.  Every now and then you hit gold.  We go lucky.

BA:  It's incredible to hear that

Steve:  Everyone is kissing this guy's butt.  Can we just stop?

BA:  I've been very lucky to be paired with these hooligans.

SID: The way Jason deals with Spinelli proves he's not Stone Cold anymore.

Steve:  I know.  I'm half robot - half woman.

Games People Play

SID:  What is this about you two and video games?

Steve:  I hadn't played video games for years until this guy came around, dusted me off and got me back into them

BA:  Yeah, I take his money on a daily basis

Steve:  Except for yesterday. Now that we don't have the cheat mode on.

BA: Ooohhh

Steve:  Now he has his own dressing room and he's going to buy a nice big screen for it

BA:  You have a rich history in video games...you just haven't played in a while

Steve:  I haven't played in a while because I have kids and a job.  Those things get in the way of video games

SID:  What about the "game of love'? Is Jason going to give Spinelli advice on how to win Lulu?

BA:  He's imparted some useful tips to me.

Steve:  Do I really know how to pick up a woman? No. I have no advice for him because I don't know how to"

FYI

Steve

Birth Name: Jack Stephen Burton

Birthday: June 28

Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

Coming Attraction:  Another installment of Final Fantasy VII entitled Crisis Core, a video game in which Burton voices the character of Cloud Strife

Did You Know - Burton's 3 year old daughter Makena calls her daddy's hair "the helmut"?

No Need for Speed: Jason may be into hopping on his Harley and hitting the road, but Burton is another story altogether.  "Do I ride?" he asks. "I can, but I won't.  Just because I want to live and I have children who need to eat".

Bradford

Birth Name:  Bradford William Anderson

Birthday:  September 21

Coming Attraction:  American Pie Presents Beta House in which Anderson plays a Stephen Hawking-ish wheelchair bound genius.

Did You Know - Anderson is a vino connoisseur who is a member of a wine club called Rosenthal Vineyard?

Name of the Game:  Do pals call him Bradford, Brad or just Mr. Anderson, sir?  "People have called me a lot of things in the past," he laughs, "but Bradford is the name that sticks now.  Back in college when I was about to join Actor's Equity, the stage union, there was a guy named Brad Anderson who is a Fosse dance."

 Apparently Burton doesn't take it lightly that Anderson would dare to reveal the secrets of his "do".