Billy The Kid
Soap Opera Digest: How has your Y&R experience been so far?
Scott Seymour: Outstanding. The people here are unbelievable. Everyone from production to the people on the set is amazing. On my very first day, Jerry Douglas [John] was unbelievable. Peter [Bergman, Jack] and Jess [Walton, Jill] have taken me under their wings, and show me things and help me out. It sounds like a cliché, but it’s like having another family.Digest: Billy has a lot of relatives on the show.
Seymour: I know! I’ve been doing scenes with kids my age and it’s like, “I’m your niece,” and “I’m your stepbrother.” There seems to be a lot of six degrees of separation going on here for Billy.Digest: Why did you decide to try soaps after doing prime-time roles?
Seymour: There are some things with better material than others, and I really enjoy the way this show is written and generally how well-crafted it is. It’s like a restaurant, where they have to turn and burn and serve as many people as possible. Not that they don’t put a lot of time and effort into their episodes, because they put a lot of heart into them. It’s to the point where they don’t mind if you run the scene another time if it’s going to make it better. There are a lot of shows that just go, “Keep going,” but Y&R wants to make it really good.
Digest: How did they explain your character to you?
Seymour: I know that I’m Bill No. 9! He’s a really nice guy. He’s got a nice heart and protects his family. He’s someone who’s nice, but doesn’t forget the past.Digest: Will he have some edge this time?
Seymour: They haven’t really told me yet. I’ll have as much of an edge as the writers allow [laughs].Digest: It looks like you have a pierced ear.
Seymour: It’s from a long time ago. I took it out about six years ago because I wanted to work for Disney and you couldn’t have pierced ears. It closed on the inside, but for some reason, you can still see it on the outside.Digest: Do you have a girlfriend?
Seymour: Yes, but I can’t talk about that right now.Digest: Were you surprised by the amount of dialogue that you have to remember?
Seymour: After studying plays by Neil Simon and Tennessee [Williams], this is like, do you homework and don’t screw up. Digest: What’s been the best part about working on Y&R so far?
Seymour: The support. I have never worked with people so warm and passionate. It’s great to be around people who are excited about the craft and love coming here.
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