Immediately after the Emmy ceremony, Hearst hurried back to the hospital and his wife, brandishing his award. "I'm walking through the emergency room with this Emmy in my hand, and the security people were just looking at me like, 'Oh, my God, he has a weapon," Hearst laughs. "I went up to maternity, and there was Nicky sitting in her arms. They were both pretty much out, and I said 'Nicky this is for you and Momma.' It was overwhelming."

These days, however, Hearst is not quite so overwhelmed. "Instead of running away from things I've been afraid of in my life -- like commitment to a family, a spouse, what you're doing at work -- I've been trying to tackle them lately,' he states. As for what he'll be tackling in the future, he can only theorize. "I'll probably stay with GL for the extent of my contract and however long they want me after that. Of course, I'd like to branch out and get into films, but I really just want to work. I have very simple needs. I just want to raise my son, be good to my family, get my black belt [in karate] and take everything that comes at me and try to do what I can with it, whatever that may be."

This interview originally appeared in the September 10, 1991
issue of Soap Opera Weekly.