Yahoo! Chat  October 12, 1999
~David L., David T., & Ashley B.~

David T: Hey everybody! What's up?
David L: Hey! How y'all doing out there!
Ashley: Hi everyone!

Queenie23_56: How has your life changed since being on Y&R?
David T: My life's gotten a little more complicated. It's a lot more busy, enjoyable busy.
David T: I'm just doing what I love to do - work, act.
David L: It has gotten a lot more hectic.
David L: I need to set aside a lot of things that I used to do. Have to put a lot more time and effort into this...I still have the weekends.
Ashley: To tell you the truth it hasn't gotten that busy for me because I don't really do much. It has been hard to go to school and being on the set at the same time. I love doing it and I wouldn't change anything.

lasoapqueen : What is it like working with Jess Walton?
Ashley: It is adrenal rushing. All of my scenes are very energetic. It is just really fun to work with her. She is just so in tune with other people.
David L: Working with Jess Walton? I have had a few scenes...intense.
David L: Jill is always in a bad mood!!!
Ashley: It is an adrenal rush! She is so in-tune with people.
David L: Eyes are very piercing...and intimidating. INTENSE!
David T: I would say it's incredible. She's wonderfully talented, and she is incredible to work with. We go together, there's no better way. It's perfect. We have a great connection as mother and son, and I help her out as much as she helps me. We work off each other incredibly well.

Queenie23_56 : David- Is the tension between Jill and Billy going to get worse than it is now?
David T: You could see some definite conflict in the future.

Queenie23_56 : Ashley- I read in an interview that if you weren't acting, you'd be a Marine Biologist. That's what I'm majoring in. :) Why did you want to do it?
Ashley: Because I love the water and I love dolphins especially, and killer whales as well.
Ashley: I've always loved the water!
David L: and surfers!
Ashley: I've always loved the water.

knikolaidis : For David Lago, How does working on a soap opera compare with working on Hollywood Safari?
David L>: So much faster. Much more intense. We are doing one whole script a day. It is a lot more exiting.
David L: It makes you push your own buttons and see how much you can handle...I love it
David T: Yes, I'm Heather's younger brother.

Frog4N6 : Ashley, when you got hired, did you know you'd be playing Katherine's granddaughter, or did you think you'd just be playing a homeless girl?
Ashley: No I didn't, I thought I was just going to be playing a homeless girl.
Ashley: I was so excited because she has been on the show for so long and I couldn't believe that I would be working with her even more.

meghan_1313 : Hey Guys!! I have been a very big fan of young and the restless since I was very young. I don't know about you but I'm very happy to see "Teenagers" joining the show again! Their stories are always the best!! How do you guys feel about being the only teenagers on the show?
Ashley: I think it is refreshing for the show. I love working on it. It is cool working with both Davids even though they are older than me.
David L: Not that old!
David T: I think it's about time, to tell you the truth!
David T: Y&R is one of the last soaps to portray a young teenage story line, and I think they're doing a very good job of portraying an actual teenage lifestyle.
David T: It is lots of fun. We are the three teens, so it makes it a little unique and interesting.
David L: I think that it's great that the story line is so young and very REAL. They don't try to do the stereotypical "teenage thing".
David L: They are being very real about it.
David L: OH man... I have never even heard that!
David L: I guess that anything is possible though. I haven't heard any true or false though.

Queenie23_56 : Ashley-Do you ever think that Mac is a younger version of Jill?
Ashley: No. Only because I think she has a softer side to her that she shows a lot more often than Jill.

1 Queenie23_56 : Do any of you go online to discussion boards? I recommend it, we have nothing but kind things to say :)
Ashley: I usually don't go into online chat's or anything.
David T: I wish I did! I broke my modem and I haven't had time to go get another one. I tripped over the wire and ripped it out of my computer.
David L: I haven't checked the sites yet.
David T: I haven't had time to get online again.
David L: I do go online from time to time to make sure that no one's talking trash about me! I go in under a fake name and cuss them out.

lady_3_1999 : How did you get your start on the y&r?
David L: I auditioned for the part of Billy.
David L: I didn't get it!
David L: I did get the part of his best friend. I got the offer with a three year contract!
David L: They said that I would be in some Love Triangle...
Ashley: I went into an audition for Mackenzie and I went to three auditions and hooked it.
David T: Basically just an audition, about four of them. Went in, read some sides, they ended up liking me I guess, and they hired me.

Turkmann55: What other shows have you all done before Y&R?
David L: Hollywood Safari! Step by Step, Dangerous Minds. HBO films.
David L: I have a new movie called Hollywood Horrors for next year!

HotCybil : Who do you admire most on the soap?
David T: There's quite a few! I'd have to say Heather, Jess Walton, and Jeanne.
David T: The guy that plays John, my father, too. Everyone there is so professional. It's really nice to work with good people.
Ashley: I definitely admire Jeanne Cooper and Tricia Cast. I think she is really fun to work with. Everybody on the show is really cool and they all have talent.
David L: Although I haven't had scenes with him. I am a big fan of Peter Bergman.
David L: When my mom was in labor with me...she was watching AMC.

watermelon23_t4a : Are Raul and Mackenzie going to be a item??
David L: I was really happy to be working with him and can't wait until my story line ties in.
David L: Umm. I...think so.
David L: I don't think that it is going to be that easy.. lots of ups and downs. Twists and turns. I hope that something happens between us.
Ashley: I guess basically the same thing. I'm sure there is going to be a lot, but I think it will come together in the end.
Ashley: Oh, you know what? I can see it kind of unfolding into a Romeo and Juliet thing. Hopefully not with the death at the end. I think that could be a possibility.

sweetplum12 : What do you like the best about playing in Y&R?
Ashley: Before, when I was working with Jeanne in the shelter, I had a lot of fun doing that. It is completely different when I work with the Davids. It is so much more update, and the scenes are completely different. I like doing a all different types of stuff.
David T: I would have to say the idea of being able to do scene after scene, day after day. It's not one scene that takes three days to film. The chance to do a tremendous amount of work excites me
David T: I think that's one of the best things about working on a soap. Not to mention the people, the cast and crew and everyone is really incredible, supportive and nice.
David L: I guess I like waking up in the morning and knowing that I am doing what I love...acting. Seeing how far I have come and how much closer I am getting to where I want to be.
David L: I love to hang out on the set...I love to be with the people. It is overwhelming!

nessalisbet : On one of the previous episodes, Billy was having a party, and there was underage drinking. What do you think about this?
David T: I don't condone it. It does happen as teenagers grow up.
David T: Personally, I don't drink, but it's something that happens and I think they were trying to portray that.
David L: Being a realist...I don't condone it or believe in underage drinking or drinking in general...I don't think drinking is a good thing. NOT SAFE and they DRIVE. They end up killing other people...not a good deal.
David T: I'm totally against it. I think it's great to have a fun time, but there doesn't need to be alcohol involved.
David L: It's great to have a party but alcohol doesn't need to be involved really.
Ashley: I think that particular story line portrayed a good message that it can get out of hand easily. I think it is an important message.

smiley_kid8 : Ashley, who is you favorite Backstreet Boy?
Ashley: Carter!!!
David L: You know it too!?
Ashley: Carter by far!

ilsa_79 : David, what are your favorite films and/or filmmakers? By the way, you were great in Swing Kids.
David T: Oh, thanks! I would have to say some of my favorite movies - I like sci-fi - Aliens, the Matrix, I'm a big Robert DeNiro fan, so Awakening, anything he's in. Filmmakers would have to be Becenhimer.

pagey10 : Who are your role models?
David T: I'd love to strive to be Robert DeNiro... he's a master. He's one of the people who got me into this business and doesn't even know it.
Ashley: My acting role model is Edward Norton. I think he is a very good actor an I would love to model my work after him.
David L: Hmm. My role models are 100 percent Robin Williams.
David L: He is the reason I am who I am today. I hope that I will have the honor to work with him... I hope that I am half of the actor he is now one day.

vckmag : What are your (any of you) ambitions - big star, or stay on soaps?
David L: Robin Williams got me into acting and I hope to work with him one day.
David T: That's way in the future... I can never really tell what path I'm going to go down next. I would like to pursue a career in feature films later, get a variety of work under my belt.
Ashley: Since I just started, and this is my first huge thing, I'm not planning to go anywhere at the moment. Along the line I'd love to do a couple of movies or guest spots on TV shows. Stuff like that.
David L: My long-term goal is to be a film star. I look at every job I take as a stepping stone.

laura22_15455 : Are any of you still in school?
Ashley: Yes, I am!!! I'm in 11th grade.

luvthosevols : Mac, is Sharon as cool and sweet in person as she is on the show?
Ashley: She definitely is real nice and funny too. In real life.

Alexis7796 : Hi you guys!!! Do you like your characters and if so why and if not then why?
David L: Yeah I really like him. He is a nice guy. Overall -- he's got a charming quality and doesn't pretend to be anything that he's not. He cares about Mac and is always there for her.
David L: He likes to see Billy work things out...
David L: he likes seeing everybody do good. He doesn't really talk about his own problems much..he helps others.
Ashley: I love her just because she is so unpredictable and you never know what emotion she is going to go through or how she is going to react to what she is going through. I love playing her.
David T: I love my character, mainly because there's so many underlying things in his mind, with his mother, father, with Mac, with Raul.
David T: There's a lot of stuff to play off of, a lot of gifts the writers have been giving us.
David T: There's so many things to go off, so many different branches

Powell84 : David Tom, has anyone mentioned your similarity to Jack? You two look and act a lot alike. It makes it believable that you two are half brothers!
David T: I think that's just sheer luck and good casting. You're right, more than once, you're not the only person who's said that. We DO look alike!

hmbarlow69 : What do you guys do when your not on the set?
Ashley: The only thing I ever have time for is school because I'm so busy. If I'm not doing school, I hang out side with my friends or go to the movies.
Ashley: I have three hours of school at the set when I'm not filming. Then I come home and do more homework. Six hours a day!

ilsa_79 : David, I read you play drums in a band called the Tuxedos. What kind of music do you play and enjoy?
David T: I enjoy all kinds of music. The band I was in was called the Tuxedos, and it was pretty much old school punk like the Clash, the Police.
David T: A little Operation Ivy.

Casbo127 : Do any of you have pets?
David L: I have a German Spits....and Chihuahua...a Cat and a bird sanctuary with over 100 birds.
David T: Are you serious?
David L: No joke.
David T: I have a little dog named Sam, who's a miniature dachshund.
Ashley: I have no pets. I wish I did, but I don't.
David L: Buy a fish or something.
Ashley: My fish would die in a week.
Ashley: I'd feel bad for killing them.

footoe157 : Do you all hang out together off set?
David L: We all hang out a lot on the set...not too much off set. Dave and I do..we play 007 on Nintendo..I kick his butt.
David L: Not too much with Ash.
David T: We've hung out.
David T: We have a good time.

jennybennyhpg : David (L) and Ashley: How was the onscreen kiss like? Was it hard to shoot? - Jen :)
David L: It was amazing!
David L: It was actually funny. She was sick.
David L: She showed up with a cold. We got teased by the cast.
Ashley: It was funny.
David T: I had a good time watching.
Ashley: lol!
David L: We had fun with it. It wasn't nervous at all. David liked watching ... perv.

pagey10 : What bands/singers are you guys into?
David L: Smashing Pumpkins.
David L: Counting Crows, Lit, Goo Goo Dolls.
David L: I like rock.
David T: I'm a pretty big Lenny Kravitz fan. All types of music - punk, the Clash, Police, traditional Ska, Skatellites, Desmond Decker...
Ashley: I like the Dixie Chicks.
David L: You like the Backstreet Boys!
Ashley: The Dixie Chicks, 98 Degrees isn't that bad.
David T: Stop! Stop right there!
Ashley: I like Fuel, basically anything but classical or smooth jazz. It makes me sick. I like rap, not hard core. R&B.

jo_picard : ASHLEY WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ACTRESS? Ashley: I like Jenna Elfman.

katt_alena : TO ALL THREE OF YOU, IS THERE ONE PERSON ON Y&R THAT YOU FIRST MET AND IT WAS LIKE WOW!? THIS IS AWESOME. Ashley: Jeanne Cooper. And, somebody who is not on the cast, she is one of the casting directors, Marnie Saittia. She's really cool and went through every single audition with me.
David L: Marnie!
David L: She was great from my first audition (she's a casting director.)
David L: She really tried to help out the actors and I really liked her. She took me around and introduced me to the set...showed me the ropes.

andreah18 : Hi! Who pulls the most pranks on the show? :)
David T: Jess Walton, really. The first time we met we had a really good conversation about acting, and ever since then I've been really excited to work with her.
Ashley: DAVID TOM!!!
David T: Ed turned off all the lights.
David T: We don't really have time for pranks.
Ashley: I know.

bel_va : Ashley, who would you like Mac with?
David L: HA HA
Ashley: Oh! I think Raul is better for her just because Billy is so incredibly stuck up, but I think it would be interesting to see her with Billy and see how much they open up to each other. Either way it would be a good story line.

terramir : And how did Billy grow up from 7 to 16 in just three years?
David L: Because it's a soap opera alright! :)
David T: Because it's a soap opera, and they want to get to the juicy drama of a teenage kid. It's not a new thing.

WyVony : Do you guys get recognized a lot when you go out shopping or whatever?
David L: You kind of get recognized when you don't want to get recognized.
David T: Sometimes. In a restaurant or something like that. It's kind of fun.
David L: That's how it works. I get it a lot at church!
Ashley: I get recognized a lot at the grocery store. I went to Las Vegas and I got recognized a bunch of times there. There are so many people.

julesw1983 : Ashley, did u have a crush on Joshua morrow the first time u met him? Ashley: No, but I thought he was cute.

pepsilush : What kind of food do you like?
Ashley: I LOVE Mexican food and Thai. I like everything except lutefisk! (pickled fish thing).
David T: I'm a big fan of sushi. I love my sushi.
David L: Well...I like Cuban food. :) I have to say that for Mom. I love Thai food. I love spicy food, Mexican. I also like food that's not good for me.

socergrl17 : Where are all of you guys from and how old r u?
David L: 37.
David L: :) I was born in Downy (Accent) I am 20 years old
Ashley: I'm from Minnesota and I'm 15 years old.
David T: I'm from Chicago originally and I'm 21.

number1_soapFAN : FOR EVERYONE:If Y&R were to be cancelled, who would you want your last scene to be with?
David T: Jess Walton.
Ashley: I would want mine to be with Jeanne Cooper.
David L: The guy who played the janitor...I mean...
David L: I don't really know...let's see....
David L: Probably one of my parents... I have no idea who they are though. I would like to go out with a nice scene with my parents though. Dysfunctional family is what I see...nice and dramatic.

Ashley: Good bye everybody! You had good questions. I had a lot of fun. Look for a lot of family stuff for Mackenzie. Family drama!
David T: See ya later, y'all! Talk to you soon! You can definitely expect some new and exciting drama from the Abbott family.
David L: Bye everybody!