DAY OF DAYS 2013 INTERVIEW with PEGGY MCCAY

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Peggy McCay (CarolineBrady, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) -- November 9th, 2013

OUTTAKES:  So how has it been for you playing this Alzheimers storyline?  You got a Daytime Emmy nomination for it.  What has it been like as an actress to tackle that?

PM:  Well, it’s had an amazing effect for the show that I had a nomination for Lead Actress.  We had the Entertainment Industry Council award us a Prism award for doing the story.  And the writers won another award for having chosen the subject.  So it’s brought us a lot of prestige.  And I think it’s very appropriate because it’s a big serious problem.  60% of the caretakers are women.  Two thirds have the disease.  There are millions of people have this.  And I’m so glad our show brought it to the fore.  So I think it’s a good thing.

OUTTAKES:  What do you like the most about playing Caroline?

PM:  That she’s direct.  That she isn’t saccharine sweet.  She’ll haul off and call a spade a spade; and I like that.  I’m a New Yorker (laughs).  And I think that’s our characteristic.  Here people are very polite in Los Angeles.  If someone breaks into a line in New York City, people say, “Hey!  There’s a line here!”  So what I love about Caroline is her directness; and she loves her family deeply.

OUTTAKES:  Why do you think DAYS OF OUR LIVES has lasted almost 50 years?  What is it about this show that has kept it on the air?

PM:  I’ve got to give the Corday family credit for this.  They brought the show to Los Angeles.  Ken Corday’s mother kept the show going.  He’s keeping the show going.  It’s a generational show.  Today as we sign for two hours at the fan event, they [the fans] love the show.  They think of us as friends and family.  That’s quite something to accomplish.  I think our show has created loyal fans who regard us as part of their family.