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BREE ON TESS

Bree on the Character of Tess

"Obviously, she's a part of Jessica, so I use Tess as the opposite of what Jessica is. It's a great storyline because everybody has a Tess in them or a Jessica in them, depending on what kind of person you are." (SOD 5/24/05)

"Now, playing Tess, she's all mine. I learned a lot about the profession in terms of what choices you have to make to build a character. It's really fun building my own character. There's just so much to it, like with clothes and hair and makeup and body language between the two characters -- that's something that I'm still working on. I have to stand different when I'm Tess or my movements have to be different. To be strong when I'm Jessica is different than when Tess is bitching somebody out or being strong, so those differences between characters are really, really hard." (SOD 5/24/05)

(on why Tess destroyed amnio test results) "Tess is very smart, so she would've wanted to hold onto it to use it to control the situation. She destroyed it in a fit of passion." (SOD 1/31/06)

(on playing pregnant Tess) "You know, some women when they're pregnant, carry it like a purse, and some carry it like they're actually carrying a baby. ...For Tess, her belly was like an accessory." (SOD 5/30/06)

(on why Tess gave up control to Jessica so easily) "She wanted to protect the baby. As long as Tess is out, it gives Nash a reason to come back. If she isn't, it keeps their baby safe from Reston." (SOD 7/4/06)

(on whether she prefers Tess or Jessica) "I'm biased because I walked into the role of Jessica; she had been on the show forever. Tess will always have a special place with me because she was all mine -- from the beginning till, you know, whatever!" (SID 8/15/06)

"We're kind of hitting a weird time right now, because I haven't been playing Tess for awhile. And it's sad, because it looks like there's not going to be as much of Tess." (SID 8/29/06)

(on her favorite storyline moment from 2006) "Probably the integration between Jess and Tess. The episode where it actually happened was bittersweet, because I really do miss playing Tess a whole lot." (SID 12/19/06)

Bree On the Tess/Jessica Relationship

(on Tess giving birth) "There are moments where Tess is even calling for Jessica in the middle of the labor to make sure she's still there helping her. The basis of their relationship is that they need each other, and Jessica and Tess are reminded of it during the labor scenes. One can't exist without the other." (SOD 5/2/06)

(on why Tess needs Jessica's help with the baby's birth) "Because it gets painful, and when they were growing up, Jessica was the one [who] would go through all the physical pain while Tess [handled the] emotional pain." (SOD 5/9/06)

(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)