Michael Zaslow

American actor

Michael Joel Zaslowwas an American actor. He was best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS’s Guiding Light, a role he played from 1971 to 1980 and again from 1989 to 1997, earning multiple nominations – and one win – at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

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About the Michael Zaslow

Michael Joel Zaslowwas an American actor. He was best known for his role as villain Roger Thorpe on CBS’s Guiding Light, a role he played from 1971 to 1980 and again from 1989 to 1997, earning multiple nominations – and one win – at the Daytime Emmy Awards.

He also appeared as a guest in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, notably in the series’ inaugural episode in which his character, the Enterprise crewman Darnell, is the first character in Star Trek history to be killed off.

24 Quotes by Michael Zaslow

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    I particularly don’t want to play unmotivated behavior.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I’ve seen statistics that are just staggering.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Getting typecast is a dangerous thing to do.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Maybe the body learns from dreams. Maybe the muscles, the neutrons, revitalize.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I hope it’s enabling me to deal with another human being who’s more important to me than I am.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I have to stay in soaps to pay my bills to Kodak.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    My vanity is not dead. I laugh when I see pictures of myself as I am now-maybe so I won’t cry, but just because it is really funny how much I’ve changed.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    We are treated with such generosity of spirit.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    There are some things I’d like to get into in terms of what’s important to me.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    They’re getting me involved in intrigue again, and I think it follows a classic formula in a soap opera.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Doing any job for too long limits your possibilities.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Roger became a part of me, and when he went off the deep end and became a mad snake, I felt sorry for him.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I think sexy is vulnerability, and there’s no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    When I was younger, many of my romantic escapades were just a means of simply avoiding being by myself. I was afraid of feeling lonely, afraid I wouldn’t know what to say to myself.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    It’s so much easier to go to the Sony movie complex when you’re disabled. You take a great elevator. You get your own little private viewing area. I love it.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I left Guiding Light so many times, they ran out of champagne.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    If you love your life, you have to fight. If you believe in life and progress and possibilities, you have no choice.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to dump my selfishness.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I don’t want to sell myself short. You hurt your spouse, not so much by the infidelity, but by the negative feelings about yourself that you bring home.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    In nighttime series, the actor gets billing up front on every episode.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Characters can be mysterious and you’re not really sure which way they might turn at a given point.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    I am not preparing myself or my family for anything but life.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    People will sooner aid a sick dog lying on the sidewalk than to try to find shelter for a sick person. It’s too much to deal with.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor

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    Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.

    Michael Zaslow

    American actor