 Transcripts Snappies Fan Creations M & M Press LinksHello, Again  What happens when an actor leaves a role -- for years -- and then decides to return?COMING HOME. Certain actors are indelibly etched in a role. So, even if years have passed -- and the part has been recast -- the chance to bring a dynamic actor back to a soap is often too good to pass up. ... No doubt about it, the first day back can be nerve-wracking. For Marcy Walker, it was positively Pine Valiant. "I was nervous in the beginning," confirms Walker, who reprised the role of Liza Colby on ALL MY CHILDREN in 1997 after an 11-year absence. "It's hard to explain. It was the same, yet different. Kind of like discovering this comfortable, old robe you used to wear and going, 'Oh gosh, I used to love this! It still fits and it's really comfortable!' That's what going back was like."  Of course, Walker had a few old pals around to ease her reentry -- including Michael E. Knight (Tad). "The first time I saw him, it was pretty funny," she recalls, laughing. "He walked into the room and just looked at me. He said, 'Boy, this is a mind blow.' I said, 'I know.'" Walker adds, though, that her character's place on the show has definitely changed. "We were the youth story a decade ago, and now they have this Gen X story going on," she says. In the early '80s, Tad, Liza, Greg, Jenny, Jesse, and Angie provided the teen angst. Now, Bobby, Anita, Kelsey and Scott are the Clearasil kids. "We've moved up in the ranks," Walker explains. "I think it's a great parallel to see this new set of high school people in the position [we used to be in]. It creates more character development." In other words, they've grown up. |