OTHERS ON BLAIR'S OTHER LOVE INTERESTS
[Quotes in bold are new.]

About Blair & Max

(on wishes for OLTL in 2001) "That Blair (Kassie DePaiva) gives up her fruitless quest for mealy Max (James DePaiva) on One Life To Live and stays with the devilish but delightful Todd (Roger Howarth)." -- The Orlando Sentinel 12/30/00

(on the Blair/Max gambling addiction story) "[Then-Head Writer] Michael Malone gave us some really great stuff to work with. I had mixed feelings about it because everyone was like, 'Oh, this will be your Emmy,' which is the kiss of death. Jim loved playing it, but I knew I was putting a spike in the heart of Max." -- James DePaiva (Max), SOD 11/8/11

"The first love scene with Kassie playing Blair was done with one camera in a four-walled set. We choreographed it and I was slamming her against the wall and actually, we got hurt. ... The couches went flying... It was so raw. We went into one of the control rooms and watched a rough edit of it and I said, "They can't put this on TV!" -- James DePaiva (Max), SOD 11/8/11

(on the chances of Max returning to OLTL) "I have nothing against coming back, but I don't foresee it happening before it goes off the air because to be honest with you, Max has no connections. The only slight relationship, which was strong at one point, is Blair, but she's got too much on her plate now." -- James DePaiva (Max), SOD 11/8/11

(on what storyline meant the most to him) "One storyline that I loved, but thought was very detrimental to the character, was the gambling addiction. I got to meet Timothy Stickney [R.J.] and had wonderful performances by Susan Batten [Luna], John Loprieno [Cord] and my wife. It was very intense stuff, which made it a lot of fun." -- James DePaiva (Max), SOD/SOW OLTL Tribute Magazine January 2012

"I certainly had some great and fun shows playing opposite my wife and Janet Zarish [Janet] and Yasmine Bleeth [LeeAnn]. I was very blessed. I used to joke at one point that [Max] had every woman except for Viki! They were all wonderful and all with their own strengths. It was getting to explore a new facet of Max each time, because each woman and the actresses were so different." -- James DePaiva (Max), SOD/SOW OLTL Tribute Magazine January 2012




About Blair & Patrick

(defending Blair/Patrick) "As far as Blair knew, Todd was dead. Blair and Patrick are not having a love affair. These are two lonely people reaching out to each other. Patrick and Blair are two intelligent adults. Not to be crude, but it's not about 'getting laid.' It's about holding someone; not going home alone. That's how I'm playing it anyway." -- Thorsten Kaye (Patrick), The Toronto Star 8/17/96

(on the Dylan/Marty/Patrick/Blair quadrangle) "If there is a parallel, it's the parallel of Margaret and Dylan having an emotional connection, but not the physical one. And Blair and Patrick have a physical connection, but not an emotional one." -- Thorsten Kaye (Patrick), SOD 8/27/96

(on whether Patrick loves Blair and Marty) "I don't feel a man can love more than one woman. I think the relationship that Blair and Patrick have is not based on love. It's based on need and on friendship. Love has nothing to do with sleeping with someone. Love is in here [points to his heart]. Hopefully, they won't drop the ball on that." -- Thorsten Kaye (Patrick), SOD 8/27/96




About Blair & Kevin

"Kevin is a player. He likes to joke around, and Blair is fiery, so when they're together, they play off of each other. It's like, 'I'm joking with you, but I really think you're hot.' It's like the girl in school who hits you when she likes you." -- Dan Gauthier (Kevin), SID 9/2/03

(on playing the interloper in the Blair/Walker romance) "Fans have said, 'We love you, you're the best Kevin, but stay away from Blair!'" -- Dan Gauthier (Kevin), SOD 6/1/04




About Blair & Spencer

"Spencer's got a soft spot for her and no one else. No one else understands him. He doesn't want to waste his time with anybody else. There's certainly no shortage of beautiful women in Llanview. But once Spencer saw Blair, that was it. He's far too motivated to get sidetracked with frivolous relationships!" -- Paul Satterfield (Spencer), 1/3/06

(on why Blair sleeps with Spencer) "Blair is incredibly vulnerable. She wants to escape from her reality and be wrapped up in any kind of affection. This is the beginning of a journey for Blair. She's a basket case. Spencer remains a rock. He knows that she uses him as solace, and he's glad to be that. So they embark on this strange, passionate affair." -- Dena Higley (OLTL headwriter), SOW 2/14/06

"I think they're made for each other. You can just look at them and see that they belong together." -- Paul Satterfield (Spencer), SID 6/20/06

(why Blair likes Spencer) "Well, she's always been attracted to dangerous men." -- Paul Satterfield (Spencer), SID 6/20/06

"Blair is Spencer's Achilles' heel." -- Paul Satterfield (Spencer), SOD 7/18/06




About Blair & Cristian

(on Cristian and Blair's 2007 tryst) "They engaged in very adult, consenting, comfort sex. It was like eating a big bowl of macaroni and cheese -- comfort food -- only hot and sexy. They sort of comforted each other, but they're not the loves of each other's lives. The idea of it caught them very much off guard, but once they sort of digested it, it was very purposeful sex." -- Dena Higley (then-headwriter of OLTL), SID 4/10/07

"I say they're friends with partial benefits." -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SOD 1/4/11

"We have a little fun with that Blair/Cristian relationship, which I like. [It's] a friendship that occasionally has benefits." -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SID 2/7/11

"Blair and Cristian have a great friendship dynamic. Blair is always going through a whirlwind of things, and she always gets the short end of the stick, kind of like Cristian. They are like each other's pillars in a way." -- David Fumero (Cristian), SID 3/7/11




About Blair & John

(making storyline suggestions) "Bring a couple of people together that have never been together Do a Proof of Life story with Blair and John. Here you have this guy with an attraction for this girl but her husband's missing. To do his job he's got to get the husband back but he's falling in love with the girl." -- Michael Easton (John), SOW 10/3/06

(on John having romantic options in both Blair and Marty) "I'd be happy if any of them chose him. I think he's going to end up not choosing anybody; they are going to end up happy, and he's going to be drifting through and walking the streets." -- Michael Easton (John), SID 7/28/08

"I wasn't sure if I was happy about John and Blair’s romance, but [I’m reserving judgment until I see it play out]." -- Michael Easton (John), TVGuide Canada 8/13/08

(on John learning that former lover Marty is alive) "We, of course, worry about Blair in this situation." -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOD 11/18/08

(on John) "His feelings for Blair have snuck up on him; it's something he wasn't expecting...and certainly, his relationship with Marty is very complicated in that she's existed almost completely in his memory for the past year. He feels like he needs to do the right thing on her behalf." -- Michael Easton (John), SID 12/1/08

(on John choosing Blair over Marty) "I think it surprises a lot of people that, out of this, John doesn't just run back to Marty. He has this relationship with Blair that just caught him by surprise." -- Michael Easton (John), SOW 12/9/08

(on what she thinks was OLTL's best storyline, other than her own, in 2008) "I loved the couple switch, how Marty was with Todd, and Blair was with John. I thought that they were all sweet couples, and I think they actually went well together -- even though Todd and Marty’s was more twisted! But it was interesting, and it was a breath of fresh air for all the characters." -- Kristen Alderson (Starr), SID.com December 2008

"They are really great together. She brings out something in him that is different and very sweet." -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOW 1/6/09

(on Blair and John's marriage) "Starr knows why she is really marrying him. They have mother/daughter scenes where Starr asks, 'Do you really think it's going to last once you are out of the hospital bed? Is this for real, or is it just for custody [of Starr and the boys]?'" -- Kristen Alderson (Starr), SOW 4/7/09

"Blair really needs John to help her hold onto this kids, so it's not going to be easy. ... Poor Blair. Wait until you see what we do to her!" -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SID 6/15/09

(while talking about John's romantic relationships aside from Natalie) "I think that everyone he interacted with brought something different. Evangeline brought out something for him, Blair brought out something, Marty brought out something...I think all of those characters contributed to who he ended up being in the end." -- Michael Easton (John), SOD/SOW OLTL Tribute Magazine January 2012

(on the continuation of John/Blair's friendship on General Hospital) "John follows up on the car accident involving Cole and Hope in which they both perished. John is a friend of Blair's. He's a friend of the family. He follows her to Port Charles to investigate. ... He'll be having conversations with Blair back in Llanview that he is, indeed, looking out for Starr." -- Michael Easton (John), SOD 3/20/12





About Blair & Eli

(on whether or not Eli could fall for Blair) "I think it's possible. How could he not? I don't know what his past is, but I've created quite a complex one [in my head]. Both Blair and Eli are going to be very cautious getting into this relationship because of the amount of times they've both been burned. But the more they talk about 'no strings attached,' the tighter the knots are likely to get. I hope there's love on the horizon." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOW 2/23/10

"Blair is trying to break a cycle of Todd and build this normal relationship with Eli, a nice guy. She's been taking baby steps, but now we see it kind of developing and growing into something real. We want Blair to have happiness." -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOW 5/4/10

"For the first time, Blair is with someone who's good for her. He's the guy that Blair's never had. At every turn, she expects Elijah to do the kind of things that she's used to from her past marriages and love affairs. So far, he continuously surprises her. She deserves a good guy like Eli." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SID 6/14/10

(on joining OLTL) "My instructions were, 'Be a good lawyer and love Blair to death, and you'll be working here for a very long time.' So I've been trying to be a great lawyer and love Blair as hard as I can (laughs)." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOW 7/13/10

(on Eli proposing to Blair) "It is, dare I say, a desperately romantic proposal. It comes on very quickly, but their relationship has been on fire since the start. It is something that Eli wants very badly, because he is crazy about this woman." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOW 7/13/10

"As far as I can tell, the fans really like us together. The light at the end of the tunnel is Eli's relationship with Blair. Whatever twists and turns are being revealed, the fact of the matter is Blair is his way out. This marriage -- if it happens -- will be his salvation." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOW 7/13/10

(whether Eli's intentions toward Blair are honorable) "Yes. The love is real; it's genuine. We don't know much about his past, and the less you know about a character, the more dangerous he could potentially be, but Blair is the light at the end of his tunnel. This much I know." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOD 7/27/10

"Eli's pretty bad, but I think if there is a good part of him or an Achilles' heel, it's that his feelings for Blair are genuine. That's going to become a complication for him as he tries to execute his plan." -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOD 9/7/10

(on Eli) "He may have gone into this with a plan that involves possibly using Blair, but I think he really does, or at least he believes that he does, love Blair." -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOD 9/7/10

(on Blair figuring out that Eli is a murderer) "Blair is so desperate to believe she's finally found a good one that she's pushing this all aside -- but I think our Blair is pretty savvy!" -- Ron Carlivati (headwriter of OLTL), SOW 9/7/10

(on tracing Eli's evil deeds back to Blair) "That's why he's even bothering to stay around and finish what he started in Llanview. She's his wife; he must get his wife back. He wants his wife with him. He still thinks they can run away together and start all over again. He truly believes he can just change his identity once again and live a happy life with Blair. She is the first wife he's had that he's truly loved." -- Matt Walton (Eli), SOW 10/5/10




About Blair & Tomas

(about Tomas) "The one thing that I can definitely confirm is that he will start out being involved with Blair." -- Ted King (Tomas), SID 12/13/10

(on Blair and Tomas's first meeting) "[W]hen she shows up on his doorstep, it's as though his muse has come to life. There's an instant attraction because he's been looking at this photo for so many years wondering who this person is." -- Ted King (Tomas), SOD 2/1/11

(on Blair and Tomas's first meeting) "He's surprised to come face-to-face with the woman in the painting. He's fascinated and taken by her right away. Blair is pretty wary of this stranger, but you definitely see that he is drawn to her." -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SOW 2/1/11

(about Tomas) "He is definitely captivated by Blair, and she's intrigued by him right away." -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SOW 2/8/11

(about Tomas) "Is Blair trying to get close to him to find out if he shot Todd, or is she really getting sucked in again, the way she did with Eli?" -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SOW 3/29/11

(on whether Tomas is interested in Blair) "No question. People want to see her have a real romance. She's been through a lot. ... I know he's willing to give it a try. We'll see how guarded she is based on her past." -- Ted King (Tomas), SID 4/4/11

"Blair is clearly emotionally and physically attracted to Tomas, but she is afraid because she knows there are things he's not telling her." -- Ron Carlivati (OLTL headwriter), SOW 6/7/11

(on whether Tomas is concerned about Blair's feelings for Todd) "Yeah, I think in the back of his mind he's concerned, but it's not in the forefront of his thought process right now. I think the guilt has really consumed him at this point. He's trying to assuage it." -- Ted King (Tomas), SOW 10/11/11

(on whether Tomas would fight Todd for Blair) "I think it's a little early to know that for sure. Certainly soaps thrive on love triangles. Tomas doesn't have any animosity toward Todd at all. At this point he's just trying to do what's right, so I don't know if I could use the word 'fight.'" -- Ted King (Tomas), SOW 10/11/11

(on Tomas/Blair waiting so long to have sex) "What are we waiting for! He's been very patient!" -- Ted King (Tomas), SOW 10/11/11

(naming Blair/Tomas as one of their "Bad Romance" couples for 2011) "This duo has been dancing around each other for too long and it's time they just call it quits. They both have too much baggage to make it work and even if they didn't, the affair was doomed from the get-go: Tomas is far too closely tied to the Blair/Todd drama to make his relationship with her a lasting, loving one. Plus, they're kind of boring. The show didn't take the time to nurture their passion as it should've. It took them FOREVER to finally hit the sheets (at least in soap time). A triangle won't help Blair and Tomas's rooting value, especially because the third party is Todd, and he's already declared his desire to win Blair back -- at whatever cost. ... Blair, of course, should just give in to her feelings and revisit her relationship with Todd, who is finally the same one she fell in love with all those years ago." -- Soap Opera Digest Editors, SOD 11/22/11

"Tomas has this attraction to this woman, Blair, who clearly has this huge past with another man. So that is an interesting thing to have to play, and it is a big challenge as an actor to play. Blair has some big Louis Vuitton baggage! (Laughs)" -- Ted King (Tomas), Michael Fairman on Soaps 1/6/12

(on Blair's 2012 visit to General Hospital) "Sure, during Blair's quick trip to Port Charles she let it be known that she's now with Tomas, but...when has another man ever stopped her from going back to Todd?" -- SID editorial team, SID 4/16/12