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I've always said, I prefer the opera to the soap - those extreme characters and circumstances.

Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.

Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.

My soap operas have been seen by a billion people all around the world.

Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone.

I think the joy of any soap opera is it is always there. You are allowed into this world for a little while and it's safe in that you are watching other people go through some troubles rather than yourself. It's there every night, and there is something special about that sort of terrestrial television experience for a mass audience.

I have nothing but admiration for the actors on soap operas. It is unbelievably challenging to put out an hour show in one day.

I like soap opera acting. If it's done really well, there's nothing better. It's old school. It's like what those melodramas in the '30s and '40s were like.

I've worked my entire career to try to broaden the perception of the WWE. A lot of folks think because we're so entertaining and oftentimes have such wild and well-defined characters that it's all we are. It has kind of been my life's work to tell the public that's not true.

It was acting, and WWE is the longest-running weekly episodic program in television. Sure, there are story lines that are better than others.