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 On the
dueling divas cliche: "Neither Edie and I - nor Tristan, for
that matter - wanted to see our characters get involved in one of typical jealous
triangles. There are already too many of those on the air, so we tried to avoid playing
certain things as they were written. If the script said, 'Katherine glares at Anna,' Edie
wouldn't glare, she'd just look. Naughty, yes, but without the necessary innuendos to
develop an adversarial relationship, the GH writers gradually turned toward a more mature,
realistic, and fresh depiction of a triangle. And the show, most would agree, has better
for it." -Finola Hughes, excerpt from Episodes magazine
May/June 1990
 On
getting the part of Anna Devane: "When I joined General Hospital
as Anna, it was a part I never thought I'd get, because I'm as British as Emma Samms, and the producers wanted an American Anna. I was so surprised when
they chose me, I jumped up and down for joy!" -Finola Hughes, excerpt from the General
Hospital, the Complete Scrapbook
On Ian Being Cast
as Duke Lavery: "GH's exhaustive search for an
actor to play Anna's (Finola Hughes) love interest ended when Ian Buchanan was cast as
Duke. Gloria Monty, then-executive producer, explained, 'Whoever we found had to be
on a par, if not a step better than, Scorpio, played by Tristan Rogers.... Someone who had
dash who could also have a very rough edge." -Gloria Monty, excerpt from SOD magazine
 On
Tiffany returning to her Comic Roots when Tiff and Sean
headed south in hot pursuit of Luke and Laura and Frank
Smith:
"'You should have seen that escapade,' she
chuckles. Wyatt was especially amused by some unscripted
physical hijinks between the Donelys. "When Sean
tried to pick Tiffany up at the bar, I poured a drink
all over his head. His hair was dyed black, and it
streaked all over the place. Then I yanked my wig off,
and I felt like Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie! My
hair was all pinned up and I looked like a drag queen.'
After days of taping scenes where she was tied up by the
riverbank (with an alligator), Wyatt reports an added
bonus: 'I was so dirty, I looked like I had gotten a
tan!'" -Sharon Wyatt, SOD 7/5/94
 On
which was er
most memorable GH wedding:
"The most memorable wedding was
definately the first Frisco and Felicia one, because it was so long ago, and it was kind
of a really big deal back then. I just remember it was fun- it was the only wedding
that was really fun to do. Nowadays, when we have a wedding, it's like, oh God- a
wedding day! You know it's going to be an all-day thing. For some reason back
then, we just had a lot of fun. I was really little, too. When you're little,
you have a lot of energy. I guess it was because the first wedding was kind of a new
experience.
I was in Frisco and Felicia's first and second
wedding, and Felicia and Colton's wedding, Anna and Duke's, Bobbie and Tony's, Felicia and
Mac's... gosh, so many. Anna and Robert's- I remember it was hot that day. We
did it at the Huntington Library [in San Marino, CA]. I remember Jane Elliot
[ex-Tracy] taking her shoes off, trying to find some shade. I've been a bridesmaid,
maid of honor and flower girl. The funny thing is- I've never even been to a real
wedding! I've just been to all these fake ones."
On Being Accident
Prone:
"Over the years, Sean was shot no fewer than five times! But
scripted wounds are easy. It's the off-camera injuries that really hurt! While taping
scenes, I slipped and cracked ribs, cut my finger with a hunting knife and was splashed
with caustic acid! But I was in real agony when Sharon Wyatt (Tiffany) stomped on my foot
during our tumultuous wedding ceremony. Her heel went right through my shoe and drew
blood!" -John Reilly, excerpt from the General Hospital,
the Complete Scrapbook
 On Kimberly's
Maturing to a Young Lady:
"I watched Kimberly McCullough, who's played Robin since 1984, grow
from this small little thing into a wonderful young lady. Finola Hughes, who played Anna,
and I always made ourselves accessible to her because it's not easy to be in this
business, no matter how old you are! For someone so young, Robin amazes me that she's
remained as level headed and well-adjusted as she is." -Tristan Rogers, excerpt from the General
Hospital, the Complete Scrapbook
On Her Favorite
Storyline:
"The SNOWMAN storyline with Grant Putnam was my favorite. It was originally going to be Robin who was trapped in the cage, but at the last minute,
the censors said there were rules against keeping kids in cages and showing them as
victims of violence. The story had to be changed to Anna getting kidnapped and Robin
being comatose due to the tragedy. Anyway, I had a great time being traumatized and
staring into space and throwing trays of food at people. It was really fun."
-Kimberly McCullough, excerpt from the General
Hospital, the Complete Scrapbook
 On
Keeping the Role of Robert Scorpio:
"I must have done something right because the role of Robert Scorpio
was only suppose to last for two days. I began during all that craziness with the
ice princess storyline, which was an adventure the likes of which daytime TV had never
seen before! It's probably always going to be my favorite storyline." -Tristan Rogers, excerpt from the General
Hospital, the Complete Scrapbook
Keep
That Accent: "I had worked countless hours
to develop an American accent in hopes of broadening my acting opportunities. But
when I arrived at ABC proudly displaying my new accent, I was promptly told to lose
it!" -Tristan Rogers, excerpt from Episodes
magazine May/June 1990
On Tristan Rogers
Not Wanting Robert and Tiffany as a Couple on GH:
"I think Tristan really wanted Genie (Francis,
who played Laura) as a leading lady. That was it, so he didn't want me." -Sharon Wyatt, excerpt from SOD 9/20/88
 On Her Most
Memorable Scenes: "I think all of the Santa Barbara location stuff was very memorable. There were two
scenes in particular. One was in a cellar with John Reilly (Sean), myself, and Tristan
when we were all confessing to all these things that we'd done and we had a bottle of wine
and it was really emotional. Another scene was when Ian (Buchanan, who plays Duke),
myself, and Tristan were together and it was Ian's confession about him being involved
with the mob. They're the two memorable ones for me." -Finola Hughes, excerpt from SOD 9/20/88
 On which was her
most meaningful Emmy win and why:
"Oh, you say that like I have 10 or something! I guess the one when I was
older, 17. It was at Radio City, and I just remember getting on stage and being
like, 'What the hell?' I had never seen so many people in one room in my life.
But that was pretty cool. And I got to wear Francesca James's [former GH
producer] dress. It was passed down from her grandmother.
-Kimberly McCullough, SID 6/12/01
On Taking Over
the role of Anna from Finola Hughes on GH:
"That was a great challenge. Finola's contract ended a few weeks before her
storyline did, so they hired me. I had to dye my hair black and add extentions.
And because she was the star of the show, I had to learn massive amounts of
dialogue. It was around Christmas, and my house was a mess because I didn't have
time to do anything." The actress was more concerned with the fans'
response. "Their hearts were already aching because Finola was gone, and
then they had to stomach me," she sighs. "But I largely got nice fan
mail. Finola also said I did a good job. We had a good giggle over it. I didn't
watch when the boat she was supposedly on blew up. It's so clever that they
brought Anna back, but to AMC." -Camilla
Moore, excerpt from SOD 1/21/03
 Their Favorites:
"John Reilly is a gas, and of
course, I love Kimberly [McCullough, Robin]. But," York confides, "I'd
love it if Tristan would com back." So would McCullough. "My
favorite scenes were between me and Finola [Hughes, ex-Anna] and me and Tristan, "
she says. "Their funeral was so depressing, but I liked it because they showed
flashbacks. It seemed so real." McCullough, who has played young Robin
Scorpio for almost eight years, also recalls a scene where "Grant Putnam [Brian
Patrick Clarke] came in the house, and I had to hide. He kidnapped Anna and killed
my grandmother, but it was fun." McCullough would like to see high school-aged
Robin get more involved in "some kind of real teenage problem, maybe teenage
pregnancy." -John J. York and Kimberly
McCullough, sometime around 1992-1994
 Quick
Change Artist: "To this day, Kimberly McCullough (Robin) is partial to clothes that look like dance
attaire- and she can trace that longing back to preschool. 'I wouldn't go to school unless
I had a leotard on, and I would strip naked if my mom forgot to put one on me,' she
recalls. 'I remember being in a store and wanting a Miss Piggy leotard so
much. I was begging my mom, and she was going, "No, no. You have enough
leotards." So I took my clothes off in the middle of the store and put it on, and
then she had to buy it!" -Kimberly McCullough
On Losing
Scorpio to Holly: "Tristan Rogers [Robert
Scorpio] told me a few years ago that there was a plan was to get Scorpio and Bobbi
together. Emma Samms [Holly] was only supposed to be a temporary girl put in the
middle. Well, they clicked and I never got to do the story -- the audience was so
crazy about them!" -Jackie Zeman, People Online 9/7/98
 Time
to Tango Yet Again: "For my first love scene with
Kristina Malandro (Felicia) we got into bed. The crew, trying to make things easier
(sarcastically), put extra props under the sheets. For instance, Penthouse magazine,
devices, certain suggestive pieces of fruit. They did it to lighten up the mood...
it was funny!" -Scott Thompson Baker (Colton
Shore), Daytime TV Oct. 1990
Balancing Acts:
"The first time Stone and Robin
made love stands out for Kimberly McCullough (Robin). 'There were all sorts of
problems that day,' she says. 'They couldn't get the lighting right. The
camera angles were all messed up. Joe Behar, who was directing, kept having Michael
Sutton (ex-Stone Cates) scoot further and further down on the bed. It got to the
point where his butt was hanging off the edge. He could barely keep his
balance. I had to hold unto him to keep him from falling out." -Kimberly McCullough
 Time to Tango Yet
Again: "We used to shriek at the
scripts. We would always be in the middle of some highly dramatic situation, and then it
would say, 'Duke looks at Anna and asks her to dance.' It made us laugh
uncontrollably. We would be in South America, held hostage, bullets flying all
around, and then it would say, 'Duke and Anna dance.'" -Ian Buchanan on his and co-star
Finola Hughes often having to tango on the show.
Learn Those Lines:
"I'm not afraid of anything...
except maybe forgetting my lines! I used to cheat. On heavy dialogue days, I'd plant
a page of key lines on the set as a security blanket. One day Kin Shriner (Scotty)
fed me a cue, but I was speechless... because my 'cheat sheet' was missing. When Kin waved
it in my face, I learned my lesson, which is why I always learn my lines now!"
-John J. York, excerpt from the General Hospital, the Complete
Scrapbook
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