‘General Hospital’ (GH) spoilers finds that star Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Not only does he have a loving wife and family, but he’s also got some of the most dedicative and supportive fans in the world thanks to his role on the hit ABC soap. And now the handsome actor is opening up about how grateful he feels about getting his second shot on ‘General Hospital’. Here’s what he has to say.
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in an interview, Steve says that being back at the set of ‘General Hospital’ has been a great feeling for him. In fact, he considers it his second home and his co-stars to be his second family. He also says that he appreciates seeing a different side to his iconic character, Jason Morgan. Honestly, so do the fans!
‘General Hospital’ News: Steve Burton Grateful For The Second Chance He’s Gotten
Steve told the publication, ““I think a lot of it is me growing as a person,” he offers. “First of all, it was very emotional coming back to the show and doing those scenes with Laura [Wright, Carly] and Maurice [Benard, Sonny] and Kelly, Leslie [Charleson, Monica] — the emotion was just there anyway. We couldn’t even stop the emotion if we wanted to! I started off pretty emotional. ‘Is this guy gonna come back and cry every scene? What happened to him?!’ Well, I don’t want to say I didn’t show a lot of emotion [in earlier years], because I did, but you never really saw me being animated or anything like that.”
Steve added, “Yes, I think I smiled maybe once in 10 years. I made a career out of scowling! I don’t really have an answer [for the change]. I don’t know if I’m letting more of myself seep into Jason now. Is he written lighter? Maybe. Is he written nicer? Yeah, maybe he is.”
The actor also says that he’s certainly having a blast and most definitely enjoying his day job. “I just feel like I got a second chance at GH,” he enthuses. “I’m not going to take it for granted. I’m grateful for the opportunity, grateful to go home. I almost said no when Jason wore a softball outfit. I took one for the team there and I did it for the writers. You’re welcome!”
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