Quotes from Greg Vaughan

You can have a job and then it can be gone the next day. I've never become so emotionally attached to a job. So going back to Days' for a return, a revival of Eric in a different manner, was exciting for me.

I don't like to run around with my shirt off. I'm very shy in that sense.

I like to create a shock moment. I take what not everybody wants and really get people to believe that's me.

After coming toward the completion of Queen Sugar,' I had the opportunity to speak with the executives and head writers at Days of our Lives.'

I think as a parent, I made a choice to bring life into the world and they picked me to be their father, so I try to live beyond the expectations I have of myself.

I put myself through school working at Sound Warehouse, rebuilding lawn mowers for my uncle, installing security systems in the summer heat. Not fun.

No matter how hard something gets, keep diving in and work harder. Don't stop. Keep climbing.

Growing up, I was surrounded by many great men in my life. I watched them and learned, taking it in like a sponge.

I've always been proud of my time and the work I contributed to Days,' and I was excited at the opportunity to reunite with the cast and crew.

I'm taking a break, if you will. Days' was going through a renewal negotiation and not knowing where they were going to go.

I was like, 'Welcome to the world of soap operas! Clothes off and in the bed!' I thought that's how it was going to become every day Everything just moved so fast so I really wasn't seasoned to that.

I'm trying to create a presence that resonates for myself and the core of Eric Brady.

I don't need to live in L.A. I can live anywhere and be remote. Everything is on tape.

When we have our family dinners and going out to dinner or whatever, we have a carful. We have a full bunch, that's for sure!

'Days Of Our Lives' has probably the most passionate people I've ever worked with, that love and care so deeply about their show. I had deep friendships there.

Leaving the state of Texas was hard. We're very proud and don't want to leave. But I knew there was something more out there for me.

I grew up with a respect for sitting down and breaking bread with my family and loved ones, so I always try to make great memories for my kids.

I've finished my reign at Days.'

It's like, you're being given a great opportunity, so take the bull by the horns, do your work and come in here and perform.

My significant other, Ms. Angie Harmon. We both grew up in Dallas, we used to model together back in our early days.

What a great situation to be in, juggling two shows, with films in between.

I'm just doing my best to have a tremendous impact on their growth, raising them from boys to young men. We have an open line of communication, from my oldest to my youngest. Everything impacts them differently. There's nothing I want them to be afraid to ask.

I was a momma's boy.

You get a lot of people who are used to the stage and a lot of people who are used to prime time, and they can't keep up with the pace. It's so fast - you have to digest it, regurgitate it, spit it out, and then start over and move on to the next scene.