David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
They wanted to make her less rural, less of a cartoon. Not that Southern woman are cartoonish – they’re the strongest women in this country, but with Val they wanted to take the stereotypical things out. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
I had been doing plays in New York and on a whim we packed up and moved West, I started doing commercials and plays and guest star spots on TV and one thing led to another and I got Knots Landing. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
You’ve got to realize that any lady on a soap is devoting her life to it, 24/7. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
I didn’t even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
It was understood that when I left to do the pilot that I wasn’t coming back. Joan Van Ark Read Quote
