I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

I've never taken myself too seriously.

Rita is a storm to be taken seriously,

It can be taken as seriously as you want or as whimsically as you want.

You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.

Soaps are a great springboard for any actor but if you want to be taken seriously, you have to be careful.