Q&A With GH's Rick Hearst

weighs in on the state of Ric's love life and what he would like
to see in his character's future.

Soap Opera Weekly: Considering Rick's current romantic prospects,
calling itself "Risky Business" — as in Ric and Skye?

Rick Hearst: Yes, I've heard of it. Look, I keep going from great actress to great actress. I've always admired Robin Christopher's
(Skye) work, as I did Nancy Lee Grahn's (Alexis).


during the hostage crisis. He came to her and said, "It's a bitter kind of pain. It's permanent, when you feel like you are the outsider." That's



Weekly: Plus, would you agree that Ric and Skye don't have that
competitive, one-upmanship relationship that he and Alexis had?

Hearst: I don't think for one second that Skye, if given a challenge by Ric, wouldn't return it in time.

Weekly: Do you think the different women in Ric's life have brought out different sides of him?

Alexis, Ric wanted to change, too. But she would call him [on the person he was], and he'd throw it back in her face. I don't think it would be the same way with Skye. When you see your character go through many years of being on
a show, hopefully, you see a progression...a moving forward and an awakening from time to time, whether it's seeing the character come to a place of
self-discovery or whatever. There's always going to be one more door to open. At this point, I think there are multiple possibilities for the
characters of Ric and Skye.


Hearst: Yes. I've spoken about this many, many times. I would love to see the introduction of Trevor (Ric's father) into his life, whether it was just a window [of a story] or [delved] more specifically into why Ric is the way he is. Maybe it wasn't just based in his feelings toward his brother (Sonny). What really happened between Trevor and Adela? What lies, maybe,
different energy.

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