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Carlo Rota Calls General Hospital Experience A ‘Surprise’

Rota also revealed the hardest part of being on a soap.

Carlo Rota with the Soap Hub logo across the bottom.Rota had a lot to share about his transition onto daytime.
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General Hospital’s newest bad guy Carlo Rota sat down with co-star Maurice Benard on the latest episode of State of Mind and revealed what it’s been like joining daytime.

The Best Job

When Benard (Sonny) asked Rota (Sidwell) how he’s been liking working on GH, Rota immediately said, “I love it.” After not knowing the soap opera genre well, the actor admitted, “I love so much about it because so much is a surprise.”

Rota had nothing but praise for the soap now that he’s experienced it. “I go on the show and I’m like, ‘First of all, everyone here is on the top of their game,'” he began. “Some of the performances, considering their speed, are exceptional.”

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“The speed of it…” Rota emphasized, with Benard chiming in, “is a mother.” The actors called the speed at which they have to work ‘crazy,’ but Benard assured his co-star, “GH is the best job in the world.”

Getting Stonecold

“My first few days on the show, I worked a lot with Jason,” Rota said, referring to Steve Burton and the scenes they shared during the Somalia storyline. “He’s obviously a very solid individual because he gave me great advice as a newbie.”

Sidwell’s portrayer noted he needed the advice because stepping into a daytime drama can be overwhelming, noting, “You go on set your first day, you’ve got 40 pages of dialogue.”

The latest storyline for Sidwell has centered around his grand return to Port Charles and his plans to stay, moving into Wyndemere and most recently wooing Lucy (Lynn Herring). Isaiah (Sawandi Wilson) has just spotted the man who held him captive, and it won’t be long until Lucky (Jonathan Jackson) does.

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