9-3-09 The Young and The Restless Executive Producer, Maria Arena Bell, praises Michael in an interview with TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco.
Excerpts below:
TVG: Let’s talk Michael Muhney [Adam]. Mark my words — Muhney will not only win an Emmy Award but he will also be the star of your show. Yes, I know Y&R is and will always be an ensemble show … but man, that bitch can act!
MAB: What. An. Actor! He is giving us an incredible performance. Michael has the best attitude — I couldn’t sing his praises more even if I tried …
TVG: That’s my job, Maria!
MAB: And we thank you for that. The colour he brings to the role makes Adam Newman the role we all imagined — far more interesting, fascinating, and three-dimensional than we ever hoped. [Most importantly], Michael has bought the role of Adam Newman a longevity that it may not have had …
TVG: He’s Victor Newman’s — and Eric Braeden’s — son.
MAB: Absolutely! Think about it — he is Victor without the conscience. But does he have a conscience? Is he human? That’s the question — and that’s that beauty of it all. We all have to …
TVG: … tune in tomorrow. Michael is such a team player. For someone to come out of a hit prime-time show and say, “I want to contribute all that I have to make this show — and my own career — a success,” is almost unheard of these days. Some actors will kill their own livelihoods and show for their own personal egos and agendas.
MAB: I totally agree. Just the other day he said he found the Y&R scripts far more compelling and challenging than what he did on prime time.
TVG: And on daytime! This cynical bitch is impressed because you had five seconds to recast this pivotal role.
MAB: Nelson, literally five seconds. But when he walked in it was magic. Even before his audition, I knew he was Adam. I couldn’t believe how lucky we were. He was simply amazing — there was no contest. No contest. And literally, I asked him: “How do you feel about starting tomorrow?!
Read the entire interview here. |