I think 'Y&R's future is contingent upon the ratings. Obviously, none of the soaps are kept alive for the sake of loyalty. It's all about ratings. It's show business. Period.

To support my brothers and me, my mother got a job so menial that we never discussed it.

Writing for a soap - writing for 25 characters day in, day out - is one of the most difficult jobs in Hollywood.

America has the best athletic programs. Even when the Soviet Union existed, that was Mickey Mouse compared to the U.S.

My family is not only not religious, but my parents are both - they're secularists. My father is actually an atheist and feels very strongly about it.

You learn that there's no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It's just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don't let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.

I grew up under the sticks and stones rule. I didn't put my hands on you so why should you put your hands on me or my family.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.