James Reynolds Still Going Strong As DAYS’s Abe

James Reynolds looks back on his 35-plus years as DAYS’s Abe Carver in the new issue of Digest. “I had never done a soap before and I thought, ‘Well, this will be good for a year or so [laughs],’ ” he recalls of his early days on the show. Now, he says, he’s thrilled to have so many co-stars that have been by his side over the past few decades still on the canvas. “That’s attributed to several things,” he notes. “One of those is Ken Corday [executive producer] having an understanding of what the meaning of the show is, and how the veteran characters ultimately always carry the torch forward, always carry the story forward and are always the anchor of whatever stories are going on. The other is that the audience is deeply connected to these characters. The majority of these characters, which came on in the ’80s, the audience quickly grabbed hold of them and embraced them and made them their own. I think the other is that we all approach our jobs in the same way we approached it 30 years ago, with enthusiasm. We work with enthusiasm every single day. We are as enthusiastic and as energetic and dedicated as we were the very first day we started, and I think that it translates to the audience.” For more from Reynolds, pick up the new issue, on sale now.