General Hospital’s Wes Ramsey, who portrays polarizing character, Peter August on the ABC daytime drama series, responded to recent take on his role from cast mate, Tristan Rogers (Scorpio) when a video made its way through social media.
The video was from a Cameo appearance, where Rogers offered an assessment of the Peter August storyline and expressed that while he knows Ramsey is a strong actor, he felt he was “wrong for the character” being that Peter was the son of the evil Faison played by Anders Hove.
Rogers also came to the defense of Ramsey and shared: “Don’t be too hard on Wes Ramsey. He’s got himself into a horrible storyline, and the storyline is the fault of the show. What they’ve literally done is they’ve painted themselves into a corner, and they don’t know how to get out of it.”
Currently, Peter’s story is front and center on GH with his wedding to Maxie (Kirsten Storms), and the fallout from all of the character’s dirty deeds.
Now Ramsey took to his Instagram account to address what transpired and his thoughts on the perils of social media, professionalism and acting, expressing: “Actors are storytellers, shapeshifters, chameleons. We’re also in the business of cultivating trust bc that’s how the best work is brought to life. We have to trust our imaginations, our instincts. We have to trust our fellow actors, because without them, there’s no scene to play. In the collaborative efforts of bringing any show to life, we also have to trust our directors each day to steer the arch of our story (like a conductor with a symphony) & trust our writers who are tasked with composing the symphonies we play out. I came up in a world of classical theater, where trusting the play, text, story is essential to the tightrope balancing act of making magic. You will never hear me critique (on any public platform) the people responsible for the creative opportunities I enjoy each day. Without the trust of my writers, directors, producers & fellow actors, it would be impossible to live out my dreams. My job (& my only job) is to bring fearlessness, playfulness & passionate conviction to what has been created for me. My aim is to stretch myself (beyond the limits of where I think my boundaries may lye) each time I’m entrusted with material that allows those boundaries to be tested.
Every actor must believe they are the right person for their part or they will never achieve their potential, let alone surpass it. I was raised a gentleman & have two wonderful parents to thank for that, however, my polite personality (while rendering me easy to get along with on set) should have little bearing on my caliber of performance nor my castability as a professional. I am leery of the pitfalls of social media & believe there are advantages to maintaining some mystery (even as a public figure) but I will always defend & protect what I hold dear (my job & my career) when they are publicly challenged, especially by those closest to me, whom I love & respect. Please know I bear no ill will. As a society, we are all still learning the full ramifications of living in an internet dominated culture. To all my many fans out there who offer encouragement & support, I hear you & am grateful for you. I’m having a blast… 🙂. Onward we go.”
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I miss her already
I think she’ll get pregnant with Sonny’s kid… and also realize (somehow?) that Lucian really is her kid, too… and Jax is the father. She and Jax will go off to find Lucian. Brenda will leave to protect all her children… but not to be with Jax. Sonny will go crazy, especially if/when he finds out Brenda’s pregnant.
Her and Robin take their kids and leave town. That would be really nice. LOL.
She’s a talented, Emmy winner too!
I really love VMG and Brenda and I don’t want her to leave GH at all. the best part of her visit this time was the Sonny and Brenda wedding. Otherwise the writing was horrible and she deserved so much better and so did viewers. She did a fantastic job with it anyway.
I really hope she leaves still married to Sonny and pregnant with his baby. I hope he knows about it and puts her in hiding in Italy.
Unless the twist is all gh actors are being replaced by oltl actors, I dont care.
Just change Oltl to General Hospital. It actually utilizes a hospital setting and is not all mob all the time.
that is very funny, but at the same time, the best idea I have heard so far. I used to watch GH but stopped when it became Mob Hospital. OLTL is the only show I have watch for the last 15 yrs. ABC will be very sorry if the do not save OLTL!
As long as she’s gone, I don’t care what the “twist” is! Brenda is so whiny about Sonnys job. She knew what she was getting into so she needed to stop bitching!
The “twist” will probably be that Jax is Lucian’s father (hence both actors being written out at roughly the same time).
I think she will find out that Alex is really Jax’s son, not Alexander’s, and she and Jax will leave together!!
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GLAD SHE’S GOING IS ALL I CAN SAY! she claimed to love Sonny so much before she married him and she knew what his business was and that his kids grew up in the “business.” Now that “her son” is in the picture, she’s always bawling and squawling about all of it and making threats to Sonny. Ever hear of that old song, STAND BY YOUR MAN, honey?
I don’t care how she leaves as long as she just hits the bricks! The actress is not to blame…we can blame the crappy writing. The whining, and screeching to Sonny got on my last nerve!
Supposedly Sonny is the love of her life and now that she has a son in the picture, she can’t stay? Can’t handle the mob life? Lame.
I think she will find out that Alec is Jax’s son and they will leave town together. Where that leaves Joss without a Daddy…who knows? Jason is a great step-dad.
Can she murder Carly before she goes? That woman gets on my last nerve!