karbear678 asks: Hi guys! This is kind of a Survivor themed question; if you were stranded on an island, what would your one luxury item be?
Ashley: I'd say a knife. That's the first thing that comes to my head. If you have a knife, you can make a spear, cut down trees, etc.
David: My one luxury item would be a knife, too.
coolperson14589 asks: Does Billy ever get sick of Brittany getting on him about Mac?
David: Billy doesn't because he's trying to keep Mac away from him.
trinidy_7 asks: How do you handle your school work? Do you have classes on the set or do you have a tutor?
Ashley: I do home school, and I have my own tutor on the set. When I'm not working, my tutor comes to my apartment to tutor me.
Marty2634 asks: Hello Ashley and David. Describe what makes The Young and the Restless such a great show to be a part of?
Ashley: I think what's so special about it is that you learn so much. This is my first job. I've learned so much about acting and it is a privilege to work with all the different actors and bring your aspects to the show. And it's fun!
gc_glow_kid asks: If you could change anything about your character what would it be?
David: I'd like Billy's mind to be a little stronger.
Ashley: I would like Mac to have more "street quality" and not be so hung up on Billy.
missbirdini asks: Do you guys watch soaps in your spare time? If so, which ones?
David: I don't actually. Either I'm working or sleeping.
Ashley: I'm either working or doing school. Sometimes I watch a scene on Y&R I really want to see.
gc_glow_kid asks: What was the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you since you started on Y&R?
Ashley: There was this one time when they had to "mic" me in the school hallway, and I started singing, and I was back in the corner waiting to come in the door, and when I came out, everyone was clapping.
David: I had my first on camera kiss on the show and that was embarrassing.
bluefreezie56 asks: Who kisses better David Lago, or David Tom?! :o)
Ashley: You don't kiss and tell!
gloriar2 asks: What is Raul's last name on the show. I've never heard it mentioned before.
David: Doesn't have one.
Ashley: He doesn't have one.
OaksL98 asks: Will Billy and Mac ever get back together?
David: You'll just have to watch and see.
Ashley: Just keep watching!
punk_rock_girl_519 asks: Ashley, there was a lot of hype around your mother coming to GC last summer. Has that storyline been dropped, or is it still in the works?
Ashley: It's still up in the air. Jill can still do something. There is a private investigator there watching, so we'll get warning if she tries to come to Genoa City with my stepdad.
flower_rose_2000_ca asks: Who are your acting influences?
David: Oh, boy. Robert DeNiro is one of my all time faves. He's like my idol. He's a master. I'll leave it at that.
Ashley: My acting coach. One of my favorite actors is Edward Norton.
lil_pix2003 asks: David, who do you think Billy should be with, Mac or Brittany?
Ashley: Mac!
David: I think Mac, actually. Brittany's a little too high maintenance. Mac's a little more down to earth.
coolperson14589 asks: Hey Ashley, does the character Mac compare to you in any way?
Ashley: She's like me in that she hides her emotions. But I'm not from the streets, my mom is not an alcoholic, and my parents are still married.
labidebones_83 asks: What is the most difficult thing about working on Y&R?
David: Getting up at 5:30 in the morning.
Ashley: Oh, yeah. That's hard.
flower_rose_2000_ca asks: If you could be any animal what animal would it be and why?
David: I'd be a bird cause I've always wanted to fly.
Ashley: I'd be a dolphin. Because I love the water and they can jump really high. That'd be really fun!
trip_nut_03 asks: Does the storyline of Billy and Mac ever remind you of a high school crush or love affair you have experienced?
Ashley: I'm still in high school, and I don't go to a high school and never have. David, did you ever go to high school?
David: Well, being on a soap opera, everything's always overdramatized. I had my crushes in high school but there was never any love triangle; and they were never like anything on the show.
Ashley: There was this one guy in my apartment complex who cheated on me with, like, three other girls...
missbirdini asks: Hey guys this is for both of you. I'm a big football fan, the Tennessee Titans are my fave team...GO TITANS!!! Which football team is your favorite? Who would you like to see go to the Super Bowl?
Ashley: Minnesota!
David: Being a Californian, I'd like to go with the closest team; the Raiders!
queenofcrunch asks: Ashley, have you thought about college? I know you are just a teen but what's next?
Ashley: Yeah, I'm a senior, so, maybe UCLA. I'm also visiting UCSD and UCSB and looking into majoring in marine biology. I also want to apply to Northwestern, Berkeley and Pepperdine.
nicole_49660 asks: Do you think Mac and Billy will ever stand up to Jill?
Ashley: They both have separately, but not together. If they get back together, hopefully they will be strong enough to confront her.
coolperson14589 asks: Hey David do you have any doubts about where your character Billy is leading? Do you think he should get together with the one he is supossed to be with soon?
David: I think Mac has a better sense of what's good for him. I think he's safer with Mac.
flower_rose_2000_ca asks: If you could write a Y&R episode for one day, what would you have happen?
Ashley: I'd have Mac and Billy get back together. I'd have a cat fight between Mac and Brittany. I'd have Sharon find out that Carter is actually Matt. And have Malcolm get Nate, and have Neil and Alex hook up. Wait, I'd have Malcolm get with Alex. Ashley's baby would be Brad's. Wait, how about Billy's baby? That'd be good.
precious50158 asks: Do your family members ever come and watch you film your scenes?
David: My sister is there a lot of the time and my mom and other sister, Nicole, sometimes.
davidtomfan asks: David Tom: Hey There - Happy New Year to you! I was just wondering how you brought in the New Year, 2001? Take Care, Love Your Canadian Fan, Andrea
David: I went to a couple of parties.
flurry74 asks: Hi Ashley! Happy belated birthday! How does it feel to be 17? What did you do to celebrate?
Ashley: It feels no different to be 17. I was in Tahiti for my birthday and I went kayaking, swimming in the lagoon, and did body sculpting class.
missbirdini asks: There are many, many fans who loved watching the romance unfold between Billy and Mac during the summer. These same fans are now outraged because their favorite couple has been wrongly torn apart and have yet to be reunited. Some of them have even quit watching the show. What would you say to them to ease their troubled minds?
Ashley: Just keep watching! Have some hope! You're supposed to have suspense in a daytime drama. That means we're doing our job if you are upset by what goes on on the show.
lgfdcallee asks: Hi David, Why do you think that Billy wrote down "CleanQueen" and kept it? Love ya, Steph
David: Because there was some vibe that he picked up from some girl he was talking to on-line.
leannea_765_chic asks: Ashley, is it hard for you to cry when acting?
Ashley: No, that's something my acting coach trained me to do. I take a moment before doing a crying scene--I'll know it's coming up--and I'm able to just automatically do it. The writers' words help get me to that place. Sometimes I think of sad things in the past, or that my dad is still back in Minnesota.
StarCastle_YYC asks: I would like to ask David and Ashley what is it like working with so many talented actors on Y&R because I have been watching it for about 25 years and have seen many people come and go.
Ashley: It's awesome! Especially working with Jeanne Cooper and Jess Walton. Because Jeanne and Jess have taught me a lot about technical and emotional things to use in my acting.
David: Jess Walton is really great to work with. Yeah, she's great. And Peter Bergman, and all the others in the big family scenes.
say6262000 asks: There was a camera in the pool house when JT and Brit had sex so where is the tape and will Billy find it?
Ashley: See, unfortunately, Phyllis forgot to put in a tape, so there is no footage.
mahonm2 asks: Do you either of you have any say in which direction your character takes?
Ashley: No, that's completely up to the writers.
David: Yup. Totally up to the writers.
alex_abbott asks: Ashley- Do you like the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Ashley: No, but I like Angel because my friend was on it and David Boreanz is hot!
missbirdini asks: Hey Ashley, this is Amanda. Are you and Lauren Woodland friends offscreen?
Ashley: Yes, we're friends off screen, and she's nothing like Brittany.
billyandmacfan asks: Since David Lago is doing some prime time work this February are either of you going to do any outside projects?
Ashley: I would love to do a feature film that has a juicy role, and I would love to do a music video. I think we both work more on our show than David because we are also members of family on the show, so I have scenes with my grandma and dad and Jess.
David: Yes I've done film and if it comes up it would be cool but like Ashley said we have a lot going on in our scenes.
daizies_10 asks: What's it like to have the website going on in the plotline of the show and then to be doing it now in real life?
David: Yeah. It's interesting. You get to really experience what it's like online instead of doing it in front of the camera.
Ashley: Ditto.
miss_misery_310 asks: David, can you please escort me to my sweet 16. I'll send you the invitation in the mail.
David: I wish I could but I'm just so busy, but thanks for the offer.
mac_billy_fan asks: David, what do you think of Billy? How would you describe him?
David: I think he's confused. He doesn't know what he wants. He's a teenage guy. His hormones are raging. He's naive to a lot of situations.
flower_rose_2000_ca asks: What are your hobbies?
Ashley: I sing to the radio ALL the time, I use to swim, but I don't have any time for that anymore. I love to swim in the rain, so I'm going swimming when we go offline.
shellybean143 asks: What exactly does a day of working on the set of Y&R entail?
Ashley: You block, then there is a schedule. When they call you, you go onstage and tape your scenes. After that, I do three hours a day of school.
ynrfan2000 asks: Do the two of you have a good off-set relationship?
David: Yeah. Ashley's a cool girl.
Ashley: David's cool, too.
cratina24 asks: How do you like the new Rianna compared to the old actress?
Ashley: They are completely different people, and they do different things with the role, depending on what the producers want.
David: They were both cool girls. It's unfortunate that Rianna left but she's probably got other opportunities and Alexis is bringing a fresh element.
girlygirl_003 asks: Hey Ashley, what are some of your fave CDs right now?
Ashley: I like all kinds of music. Faith Hill, Shedaisy and Dixie Chicks. I also listen to rap, which is completely opposite. I just heard Jarule's CD, and I like Jay Z. I also love the soundtrack to Save the Last Dance.
Or_levy1 asks: David and Ashley - who on the cast would you like to work with that you haven't worked with yet.
David: I'd like to work with my sister.
Ashley: Eric Braeden.
christine_20111 asks: Are you two planning on attending the Daytime Emmy Award Show?
David: Yes.
Ashley: Yes. It will be my first time! I want to see what it's all about, and take my opportunity to go.
smiley_gurl_182000 asks: Who pulls the most pranks on the show???
David: Shark Fralich.
Ashley: Sure, blame it on him.
laishaj asks: Ashley this question is for you, your scenes with Jess Walton seem so real and heated, I wanted to know how your realationship with her off-screen is.
Ashley: We're close and that's what acting's all about. I'm glad you enjoyed it, but it is strictly acting, although in the moment. We're both feeling all those emotions, but afterward we hug each other and congratulate each other on a good scene.
ali20042001 asks: David do you think now that Billy is back with Brittany he will start drinking again?
David: I hope not because I don't think Brittany would do anything about it.
red_angel_caca asks: Whose video would you like to direct or be in?
Ashley: I would want to work with O-Town. They're new and upcoming, and we're in the same age group. I would also like to work with Fuel. I want to be in a video for a song with a great story.
jl005 asks: When you walk down the street or go shopping, do crowds follow you or notice you right away?
David: I do get recognized quite a lot but everyone's always been cool when asking me for autographs.
koolchick_99_ca asks: Ashley, what was your first acting job?
Ashley: This! Y&R is my first job.
gottaluvoldgc asks: How do they do snow scenes in LA?
Ashley: It's a soundstage. They just bring it in and lay it on the ground. For the scene when Billy fainted in the snow, that was real snow!
David: Bye you guys. It was nice talking to you and I hope I answered all your questions.
Ashley: Bye! It was great to answer all of your questions, and I hope we were able to answer most of your questions. Stay tuned because there are some really great scenes coming up!