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...somebody say, “Hey Cord,” it’s always a big compliment to me. People have good memories.”

Adrian Bellini (Miguel, Passions)

“It’s a Hispanic name and me being Hispanic I really try and bring a Latin spice to the role.”

Alexa Havins (Babe, AMC)

“The name Babe means to me; feisty, strong, independent! She’s now a woman and I can say that.  At first you hear the name Babe and kind of a negative thought comes to mind, but in real life it’s actually my mother’s nickname for me.  She calls me Babe. To me it’s a term of endearment, too. It’s Crystal’s term of endearment for Babe, too. (As for the character), her real name is Babe, and I thought this is a lot of pressure, you gotta be a Babe! My Mom still calls me that and says, ‘Hey Babe,’ not as in Babe the show, but real life.”   

Judi Evans (Adrienne/Bonnie, DOOL; Paulina, AW)

“I think Bon-bon says it all.  And sweet to eat!”

Michelle Ray Smith (Ava, GL)

“When I heard the name Ava, I thought, she’s strong.  It reminds me of Ava Gardener, beautiful and strong and sexy and feminine, but with a real backbone.”

Julie Berman (LuLu, GH)

“It would be someone who never gives up. Someone who’s persistent and strong-willed.”

Ron Raines (Alan, GL)

“One word.  Alan Spaulding means one thing, money!  And, dysfunctional!”

Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)

“Family, determination, and lust.”

Forbes March (Nash, OLTL)

“I don’t know what it means, but it gave me the whole inspiration for this kind of --  (he kind of shuffles off to Buffalo) – as soon as I heard that I just kind of had that view for how this guy was gonna move.  Come on, you got a name like Nash!”  

Robert Newman, (Josh, GL)

“Joshua seems like a very solid, strong, dependable kind...