Tuc on David Vickers

Tuc on David's Character

"David Vickers isn't cool; he thinks he's cool." (SOD 3/28/06)

"I think there's a lot of opportunity with David; he can be genuine and sincere one moment, and then he can commit a stupid crime another, so there's many different paths that he can take. And they keep coming up with really great ideas to bring David back." (SOD 2/10/09)



Tuc on David and Relationships

(on whether he'd like to see David in a serious relationship) "I'd like to explore that with him, but it's difficult when the most important person in your world is yourself. For one reason or another, he's a con man, he's a survivor, so he has a hard time trusting anyone." (SOD 1/27/04)

(about David sleeping with Dorian while married to Alex) "He only wants to sleep with the women that he's not married to." (SOD 11/27/07)



Tuc on His Approach to Playing David

(on which soap award he would give himself) "Best Sincere Performance By An Actor -- even though he has to wear a towel every other day." (SOD 10/24/95)

"I find it very fulfilling because a lot of leeway is given to us to be creative. A question that's asked to us frequently is 'Do you guys rewrite the things that you say?' It's not so much that we write. We look at it. I think I look at the script and think, 'Can the same line be said with a different intention that takes it in a different way?'" (SOW.com October 2005)

(on slipping back into the role of David in 2003) "One day when David was plotting to get the Badhra diamond away from Dorian, I accidentally ran into the coffee table. It really took the thunder out of whatever I was saying. At that moment, I remembered that David Vickers isn't cool; he thinks he's cool. Then it all came rushing back to me." (SOD 3/28/06)

"It's great to go back and play David Vickers. I've played the character on and off for over a decade. It's comfortable, like an old shoe. It may not be pretty, but it sure feels good." (SOW 1/6/09)

(on the fact that he's never been nominated for an Emmy for playing David) "I come on and cross my eyes, and fall down the stairs, and they look at it like, 'Is this guy for real?' So, it's sort of a double-edged sword. I am very lucky that I have been able to play this character that doesn't really fit in with the rest of the people that inhabit the town of Llanview." (Michael Fairman on Soaps 1/30/09)

"I would say most of the characters I play, especially in television; you are usually hired to play pretty close to who you are. ... David, on 'OLTL,' is also a side of me where I like to cut up." (Michael Fairman on Soaps 1/30/09)

"I love coming back to play David Vickers. We have a really good time together. Often actors go from one project to another playing different characters, but I love playing the same character in different situations." (SOW 8/11/09)



Tuc on David's Comings and Goings

(on rumors that he would be leaving the show in 2006) "David Vickers went away for seven years once and came back, so even if he goes to jail in Morocco or something, chances are he'll probably resurface at some point, even if he does go away." (TVGO 05/16/06)

(on David's frequent departures from Llanview) "When you have a character like David who is a bumbling con man, it makes sense that he is not always on the canvas. It makes sense that he goes out into the world and tries to pull the wool over other people's eyes in Bangladesh, or New Delphi, or other cities that I cannot point to on a map." (Michael Fairman on Soaps 1/30/09)



Tuc on Fan Reaction to David

(on the meanest thing a fan had ever written to him) "People were kind of angry about the incest storyline [involving David and Tina]. They were saying that I was irresponsible for even playing the scenes. It is a soap opera, people!" (SOD 10/10/95)

(on reaction from fans) "I get a lot of, 'David Vickers is an idiot!' and I think, 'They get it!'" (SID 2/13/05)

(on a memorable fan experience) "It was in the mid-90s when David was involved with Viki's sister, Tina Lord. A man on 6th Avenue [in New York City] came up to me and pushed me; I fell to the sidewalk and he said, 'You leave Tina alone!' And I said, 'Okay.'" (SID 1/12/09)