NIKOLAS AND EMILY
TYLER | NATALIA

The Good Girl
ABC Soaps In Depth
May 18, 2004

What is the best thing about being a good girl?
"A lot of times you get to be the voice of a positive message in a storyline by being the good girl, so to speak. Also, it's nice to have fan support for your character."

The worst?
"They always say the bad girls have more fun [laughs].

Do you mind playing a good girl>
"Oh, I like it a lot. They weave my character into a lot of different storylines, and I think the writers can do that because Emily is a good girl. She can be the voice of reason in a lot of the storylines that are going on."

What is the nastiest thing that Emily has done?
"Well, I would say when she cheated on Zander, I don't think you can top that one."

But it wasn't out of malice.
"Exactly. She was never trying to hurt Zander which I think was evident from the outcome of the story. Being a bad girl is when you don't really have a conscience and you don't care; you're purposely trying to manipulate situations. Emily doesn't always use her head, but she never does things to purposely hurt people. Good girl's can still make bad decisions, but luckily you can always love them and forgive them [laughs].

Emily has proven she can be tough, especially against Helena. Does that mean there's a bad girl deep down inside?"
"I don't think to be a good girl you have to be sweet and demure all the time. You can be a good girl and be tough and assert your opinion."

Who is Emily's role model?
"I would say Jason. I think she trusts him above all other people. He's honest and always the voice of reason."