Eric Braeden

I think 'Y&R's future is contingent upon the ratings. Obviously, none of the soaps are kept alive for the sake of loyalty. It's all about ratings. It's show business. Period. ”

To support my brothers and me, my mother got a job so menial that we never discussed it. ”

Writing for a soap - writing for 25 characters day in, day out - is one of the most difficult jobs in Hollywood. ”

America has the best athletic programs. Even when the Soviet Union existed, that was Mickey Mouse compared to the U.S. ”

The workplace should have a place where the kids can visit. They should have places at the mother's or the father's work where professionals can have their kids visit them whenever they feel like it. ”

That's the biggest shame there is, that L.A. doesn't have a team. I was a big fan of the L.A. Rams, and when they left, I lost interest. Then there was the Raiders, and they left. How they can't have a football team in the biggest market in the world is beyond me. ”

I'm not saying that people should not divorce, but at the rate at which it happens here is sick. The kids, they suffer. I don't care what anyone says. ”

Not too many people can afford for the wife to stay home and raise the kids. ”

The great thing about America, what I've loved about it, is how sports-friendly it is. In America, sports are respected and loved. ”

There's no one more willing to do something than an actor when it comes to perfecting a scene. ”