Quotes About Genie

These are just some quotes gathered from around the 'Net and from different mags. If you have one to share, please email me!

Tamara Braun (Carly, GH), in SOD, April 2003
(Thanks to Michele for sending me this quote!)
Question: What's your favorite GH memory?
"Those [Luke and Laura] scenes were haunting. I rember sitting in the makeup chair while they were taping them and I was watching them [on the monitor]. I had to stop [makeup artist] Georgia. I was blown away. It was so intense."


Tyler Christopher (Nikolas, GH)
(Thanks to Nancy for sending me this quote!)
Although Nikolas’ romantic life is heating up. Christopher is most proud of his work with Genie Francis (Laura). “I realize how much I miss working with her,” he says. “I had a really intense connection with her, and outside of doing a scene, we’ve never sat and had a conversation - yet I share that with her for some reason. I think she’s got life figured out and I don’t even have to sit down and talk to her to know that. She’s maybe that figure in my life that I need that kind of connection with. I miss that and still wish she were here. The mother / son thing was great and I enjoyed doing that more than anything else, nothing personal against anybody I’m working with now. I hope and pray she comes back. Everything Nikolas is now is affected by his past with his mother and his issues with abandonment.”

Tyler Christopher, in SID, August 10, 1999
(Thanks to Paradise for sending me this quote!)
"Nobody is more in tune with her emotions than her. She's such a wonderful mother figure that I don't have to do a lot of work (in scenes) with her. All I have to do is look at her, and I get a huge wave of emotion! I don't think I could have done half the scenes that turned out so wonderful if she wasn't the person standing across from me."

The question by GapQTPie from an online chat with Tyler Christopher:
http://www.tylerchristopher.com/Misc/april22chat.html


From a chat with Loren Freeman (Elton, GH):
“The line I used to describe Laura when she was ranting and raving, when I asked her when she turned into Joan Crawford, I made that up and everyone loved it, especially Genie Francis (Laura).” In fact, Francis was the one who hand-picked Elton to play her assistant after his wedding planning days went kaput following Alexis’ jilting of Ned.


Random quotes by Anthony Geary (Luke, GH):
"We have a chemistry together that I've never had with any other actress, and I've been paired with some fine ones." - on his acting partner, Genie Francis (Laura), 12/20/83
"Genie Francis grew up on General Hospital. I grew old." - 5/11/99
"Genie Francis, because it works, obviously." -on his dream co-star, 5/11/99

Anthony Geary, after Genie won an SOD Award.
(Thanks to Paradise for sending me this quote!)
"I am very pleased for her. Every day she turns in an extraordinary performance. It's astonishing it's taken this long for her to win. Nobody deserves a pat on the back more."


Anthony Geary and Jonathan Jackson Interview
Click here to read.

Anthony Geary, after Genie left GH.
(Thanks to I. Robles for sending me these quotes!)
"I'm very sad to be losing my partner. I don't have any reason to think she might not come back at some point if things were right. But she is definitely taking her leave now and she's very happy to do so. She's going to spend a year in London with her husband and children. Genie has a very full life. But for me it is very sad. I love her. She is a wonderful, wonderful person and a fantastic actress."

"She's my partner, friend, and acting soulmate. I wish her nothing but the best, and will keep my fingers crossed that we will work together again."

From Anthony Geary's appearance (promoting GH's 40th Anniversary) on Live with Regis & Kelly. After showing a clip of Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding...
(Thanks to I. Robles for sending me this quote!)
Regis: "Were you two a little bit in love at the time?"
AG: "Well, I've always been a little bit in love with Genie. But no, it was acting -- she's a wonderful actress. What we have together I've never experienced with another actor and that's utter and complete trust."

Anthony Geary, during Genie's maternity leave in 1997/8
(Thanks to I. Robles for sending me this quote!)
"I've missed Genie. Everyday, she shows up to work ready to bleed for you. That's the kind of actress she is. She's always working: 'How can I hurt more? How can I be more full of love?' When an actor does that for you, that's a tremendous gift. I love her. I love working with her. She makes me better. She connects to this character so deeply."

Anthony Geary, in SOW, June 2005
(Thanks to maria for this quote!)
"It's always difficult for Luke to be without Laura," declares Geary. "And I miss Genie. I miss the connection that we have and the trust that you can have with another actor."


From a chat with Drake Hogestyn (ex-Roman, John, DOOL)
DeeHallisno1 asks: What former cast member do you miss the most?

Drake: There's so many...
Drake: I can start with some of my leading ladies. I've had a few of them!
Drake: I had a great relationship with Genie Francis. She was a lot of fun.

Drake Hogestyn, in Soap Opera Stars, August 1988
(Thanks to Sherry for sending me this quote!)
"Genie's a fine actress, a real actress. I can really feed off of her in a scene. She gives a lot. I think the thing I like best about her is her tremendous sense of humor."


Jonathan Jackson's (ex-Lucky, GH) answer when asked:
Michelle Pfeiffer Vs. His GH Mom, Genie Francis, in a Celebrity Deathmatch: Who Wins?
"That would be a dang even fight. They're both very family oriented people, so if someone was messing with their kids, they'd get pretty intense about it. They're both pretty capable of throwing some punches--at least emotionally!"

Jonathan Jackson, in SID, May 18, 1999
"The first time I met Genie was in Rochester, and I had my picture taken with her and Tony. I remember she signed my first script. I guess what I remember with her is an overall sense of openness for emotion. You can really affect her with what you say and the way you say it [in a scene]."

Jonathan Jackson, on his first days on the GH set
(Thanks to Paradise for sending me this quote!)
"When I first began on General Hospital, Genie Francis, who plays Laura, clued me in on what to expect as a child actor on a soap. She wasn't much older than I am now when she first joined the show. Genie warned me that studying wth a teacher on the set is a lot more lonely than in a normal school. And maybe the studying part is, but I've made too many friends at the studio to be lonely!"

Jonathan Jackson
(Thanks to Nancy for sending me this quote!)
Mommy Dearest: "I usually run my lines in the hair and makeup room. I'll go in there with my script, and Tony and Genie will be sitting there." Today, however, Francis drops by his dressing room to read through a pivotal scene. On her way out, she says with a laugh, "I made him work, didn't I?"


Robert Kelker-Kelly (ex-Stavros, GH), on landing the role of Stavros
(Thanks to Nancy for sending me this quote!)
"I didn't expect it. I had a great time. Genie (Francis, Laura) was fabulous. It was great working off her and playing off her."


An article found on The Official Judi Evans Luciano (ex-Adrienne, Bonnie, DOOL) Site
http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/jelonline/press/88sod_goinghome.html


Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda, GH)
(Thanks to Nancy for sending me this quote!)
“I would love to work with Genie, too,” Marcil adds. “When I first started watching Tyler work, it was with Genie and she is such a good actress. Seeing them in scenes together is what reeled me into watching him. I would love for Brenda and Nikolas to be involved in any way because I want to work with him - I think he is such a good actor - but also because I want to work with Genie,” she says with a laugh. “Like Tyler said, she gets it. She’s about her family. It’s not about the industry and all that.”


From Stephen Nichols' (ex-Stefan, GH) 1996 AOL Chat:
Question: How do you like working with Genie Francis?
ABCStar: I'm very, very happy to be at GH. And I'm ecstatic to be working with Genie Francis. We have a fabulous chemistry--from the first moment we sat down to work together.

Stephen Nichols, in SOD:
Match Made In HEAVEN. Stephen Nichols admits that the most challenging things about playing enigmatic Stefan Cassadine is "walking the line between his dangerous side and his vulnerability because I've never believe [anyone is] one-dimensional. We're all people, villains or not, we're all just human." And while clearly it's Stefan's strained relationship with that nasty woman he calls "Mother" that brings out his dark side, it's Laura (Genie Francis) who brings a smile to his face. "There's no doubt that Genie and I have chemistry together, but I think there are a lot of factors involved in why two actors click and why they work well together," Nichols suggests, adding that he credits Francis' intelligence as a contributing factor to the success of their on-screen pairing. "She knows what she's saying and why she's saying it and always has a point of view," he explains. "So I'm always very clear about what she's doing, and I don't have to create some kind of scenario about what's coming from her to make my thing work. We just keep throwing it back and forth -- I just really enjoy working with her!"

Stephen Nichols, in SOW, November 9, 1999
(Thanks to Paradise for sending me this quote!)
"At first I felt a bit of pressure and responsibility. I thought, 'My god, these guys as a couple, they're the soap opera icons.' And I remember they wanted me to do a tribute to these guys once and they put me on-camera to say a few words. I said, 'I never understood this Luke and Laura thing, because I had never watched. I didn't know what the big deal was until I worked with these two.'" Nichols says he and Francis clicked the moment Stefan first laid eyes upon Laura on the docks of Spoon Island. "She's game for it, I'm game. And Tony's game; it opens up new story opportunities for all of us, so it's worked out great for everyone, I think."

Stephen Nichols, in SOW, December 12, 1999
(Thanks to Lou for sending me this quote!)
Love and Laughter: GH's Stephen Nichols has lots of compliments for leading lady Genie Francis, particularly since the twosome taped their first real love scene in record time. "We worked for about an hour, put our clothes back on and went home," Stephen cracks, noting that the segment was "fun and quick."
Not that there weren't a few foibles and fumbles that sparked a little laughter along the way. "We were doing the usual uncomfortable acrobatics," Stephen relates, "trying to get the little kisses, hugs, neck nuzzles, and all that kind of thing right. The medallion [I wear as Stefan] was hanging off its chain and kind of hitting Genie in the face. I said, 'You know, you should take it off.' I thought it would be a nice moment if she decided that Stefan should just get rid of the whole Cassadine thing before they make love."
Genie proceeded to remove the medallion during rehearsal, "but it got stuck in my hair and she really couldn't get it over my head. It was stuck," Stephen says, noting that Genie "started to laugh. But she told me, 'Don't worry. I won't laugh when we tape.'"
When the cameras rolled, the same thing happend. "And she laughed," Stephen says. But thanks to the magic of background music and editing, it didn't ruin the intense scene. "Although there was one part where Genie was smiling really big," he admits.
There is one other thing that Stephen confides about Genie after cuddling with her beneath the sheets. "She has incredibly soft skin," Stephen says. "Baby-soft skin."


Joseph C. Phillips's (ex-Justus, GH) answer when asked:
So what was it like to meet Anthony Geary and Genie Francis?
(Thanks to Nancy for sending me this quote!)
"When I first came on the show, I spent most of my time working with them," he recalls. "So that was a blast. I liked them both. I had met Genie a few years back in an acting class in New York. The whole 'New York experience' gave us a lot to talk about."


Kin Shriner (ex-Scotty, GH), in SOD, December 21, 1999
"I have a great time with her. I spent my ripe, young years with her. There's a lot of history."

Kin Shriner, in SID, June 11, 2002
What was it like kissing Genie Francis (Laura) after 20 years? Did you both have have a lot of fun working together? Is Scotty going to accept now that Laura will always love Luke?
Shriner: "It was like I just kissed her a week ago. There was something in that kiss that brougt me back 25 years to the first time I kissed her on-camera. It was a first time for her... for me. It seemed like, "Oh, yeah. I remember this.' And, yes, I will spend no more time on that girl! I'm done with that. There's no point as long as he's around. I said to Genie, 'I guess nobody is going to break up Luke and Laura.' She goes, 'Well, if anybody could have, it would have been you.'"

Kin Shriner, from the same interview
How does it feel to work with such great actors as Anthony Geary and Genie Francis?
We all started together, so we all derive just as much fun now as we did in the early days.

Kin Shriner, in SID, October 15, 2002
"I told Genie that I'm not going to say good-bye because we're not done here," said Kin Shriner (Scott), who was joined by fellow colleagues Denise Alexander (Lesley) and Anthony Geary (Luke) at the on-set party. "There is still another chapter down the road where we all live happily ever after. I'm going to miss her so much." Then he added with a laugh: "So much that I moved into her windowed dressing room to keep it warm while she's gone."
To see picture, click here

Kin Shriner, in SOW, November 5, 2002
My First Kiss: "My first screen kiss was Genie Francis, and then I forgot the others."


From a Sally Struther's (ex-Jennifer, GH) interview
(Thanks to Nancy for the info! :))
"There were flowers in my dressing room, and everyone I ran into hugged me and shook my hand - actors, hairdressers, the camera people - I couldn't believe how friendly everyone was. I thought that these people are going to be a clique, they've all been working together for so long, and they've had plenty of actors come through that play a part for a day or a week. But everyone was so friendly and wonderful. The other day, Genie Francis (Laura) said to me, 'We're on a lunch break, and I bet you don't know where the commissary is. Why don't I walk you over there?'"

Sally Struthers, from the same interview
(Thanks to Michele and Nancy for pointing out I'd missed this great quote!)
"Genie couldn't be nicer. She's just an angel. She has no agenda, no guile and no competiveness. She's just so kind and good. I wish she were my daughter."


Constance Towers (Helena, GH), in a Daytime TV interview
DTTV: Describe these actors in "ONE" word
B. Genie Francis

CT: B. Luminous


Michael Weiss (ex-Mike, DOOL):
Genie Francis, who plays Diana Colville, and, for a time, was Mike's best friend: "Genie and I have become very good friends. I kind of miss the fact that I don't get to work with her too much anymore. We got along great. I think Genie and Drake are great together, I just miss working with her. I think they (Mike and Diana) had a nice relationship."

Michael Weiss, in Soap Opera Digest, August 8, 1988
(Thanks to Sherry for sending me this quote!)
"When Genie first came on I thought, 'Uh-oh, Genie's going to be this big star, I'm going to have to beat her up to get her to be normal,' and she's the biggest sweetheart and has become one of my closet friends."


Alicia Leigh Willis (Courtney, GH), in SOD, April 2003
(Thanks to Michele for sending me this quote!)
Question: What's your favorite GH memory?
"Seeing Genie Francis [ex-Laura] do those scenes with Tony Geary [Luke] during Laura's breakdown. We knew that she was leaving, and I think a lot of that came out in the scenes. Just watching that was the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen. It was amazing, the two of them otgether, and I think that was my favorite memory."


The first question from a Q&A with John J. York (Mac, GH):
http://www.geocities.com/jjyonline/qa601.html

The fourth question from a Q&A with JJY:
http://www.geocities.com/jjyonline/chat102302.html