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Message: <blockquote data-quote="colbyco" data-source="post: 165062" data-attributes="member: 156">Just watched the re-run of the German special where Al interviews his co-stars.Some interesting notes:* Al and PSM had an affair and he said there were many affairs* John said when PSM left it was the beginn of the show´s end* Linda said it was magic – PSM and Fallon were on of a kind like Scarlett O´Hara and Vivian Leigh* Linda said she cried like a little girl when they shot her last scene. She wanted her life back and hated the immense time presure.* JJ would have ner left the show and told PSM she should stay „this is a job and a very well paid job“* JJ felt like an outsider that´s probably why he became so close to Joan* PSM wanted out because she couldn´t stand the physical pressure anymore. Shapiros phoned her if she wanted to do a spin-off. The Shapiros got really angry when she rejected. They never forgave her and she had to suffer for years* PSM stated her role was great, until Joan came in and her part became bigger and bigger and PSM´s role became a cliche´* PSM remembered the „Steven is gay“ – scene. First they shot it and Linda said „Steven is gay“ … it sounded so wrong. The whole cast laughed even John. 2 weeks later the had re-shot this scene.* Joan said Linda needed distance towards her, because she had problems to play hate* Joan told a nice story: when Irving called „action“ I started (I was Alexis like she was) and Linda called „cut“. Joan did you really mean it? – Linda that´s acting. – Oh, it was so real.* Al: the people misunderstood when I left the show. They thought I wouldn´t like to play a gay character – but that´s why I took the role.* Al: The producers were very worried because there was very strong pressure. Pressure from minorities, and from ABC. I was not allowed to be too gay and I wasn´t allowed to do certain things. I wasn´t allowed to touch men in front of the camera* John: This confrontation with Al was a scene that we had to rehearse over and over. I do not like to remember that, because all of them had a word in it. The producers had their fingers in it as how we should play the scenes. That was very difficult at the time.* Linda:Rock kissed me and pressed his lips very close together. It was really strange. Today I know it was his try to protect me.* Al: Showdown in Aaron´s bungalow. There they sat and told me directly that actors no longer wanted to work with me, that colleagues had problems with me and various directors had said I would not be acceptable and could not implement anything and probably did not want it.[ATTACH=full]16483[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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