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BREE ON JESSICA

Bree On Jessica

(defending Jessica) "I think because she lived a sheltered life, she might be, in some ways, more trusting and naive than other people. But I think that she's really a very, very smart girl. Very very smart." (SOD 1/11/05)

(on what the audience can expect during the DID storyline) "It's totally gonna change the character forever. I think that maybe this will help the audience accept why Jessica made some of those not-so-strong choices over the past year." (SOD 6/14/05)

"It's just not in Jessica's nature to sit back and watch the chips fall where they may. She's going to go out and chase down the answers." (SOD 12/20/05)

"Jessica always looks on the bright side." (SOW 6/13/06)

(on the differences between Tess and Jessica) "They're both very extreme. Jessica is very responsible and takes on other people's problems a lot of the time; she's very smart and driven, and Tess is the exact opposite. So I think that everybody has a bit of both of Jess and Tess in them!" (SID 8/15/06)

"Jessica is pretty amazing. And I love her relationship with her family. I don't know how you can ever get bored playing a character like her every day!" (SID 8/29/06)

(on what advice she would give Jessica on love) "Why choose when you could have both?" (SID 11/21/06)

(on what New Year's Resolution she would make for Jessica) "To think before she reacts." (SID 1/2/07)

Bree On Jessica and Motherhood

(on the difference between playing the pregnancy as Tess or Jessica) "Whenever Jess was out, her hands were all over her belly and she was very aware of her belly. ... You know, some women when they're pregnant, carry it like a purse, and some carry it like they're actually carrying a baby. So, Jessica was the latter...." (SOD 5/30/06)

(on playing Jessica as a mother) "Not only do I not have kids, I'm also the youngest woman in my family, so I don't hold babies, I've never changed a diaper, so it was really funny that everybody assumed that if they threw this pretty much newborn baby in my lap, I would figure it out! Because Jessica was a new mother, it kind of worked, but if the child's nanny or the child's mom was on set, I would be like, 'How do I hold her? What do I do?'" (SOD 5/15/07)

Bree On Jessica/Antonio

(on Jessica's reluctance to reunite with Antonio after the Santi storyline) "[Antonio] made her feel awful, like a child. Even before he walked out on her, he just made her feel not important enough to have in his life." (SOD 1/18/05)

(on whether or not Jessica and Antonio can reunite during the DID storyline) "It's a very tumultuous time for [them]. It isn't going to heal overnight. You're going to see a different side of Jessica. Who knows where it's going?" (SOD 2/8/05)

(on whether or not Jessica rushed into marriage with Antonio) "Yes, and Antonio rushed, too. There's definitely some reason why he proposed and was like, 'We want to get married as soon as possible. Like now.'" (SOD 11/21/06)

(on the Jessica and Antonio break-up) "The first person I worked with on the show when I was hired was Kamar [de los Reyes (Antonio)]. They had this relationship planned from the beginning, and now it's over. That was sad and disappointing, but Robert [Montano, temporary Antonio] was really, really good, and the scenes were good." (SOD.com 5/15/07)

"Everything moved so quickly for Jessica after the integration that she really didn't get the chance to live and breathe as this new person before she married Antonio." (SOD 5/15/07)

Bree On Jessica's Family

"I like to see Natalie and Jessica getting along. I like the idea of a strong female relationship -- not a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, but one that is just as interesting to watch." (SID 5/21/05)

(on Jessica and Viki reconnecting after Tess) "There's a lot that hasn't been addressed because Tess was out, so there wasn't any real Viki and Jessica time. That happens, and they're the best scenes I think I've done in all this. Erika [Slezak, Viki] made me cry." (SOD 6/13/06)