There’s a new bad boy in this fictional town of Port Charles and he’s doing more than just ruffling some feathers.
General Hospital News: Here’s What You Need To Know About Carlo Rota
Of course, we are talking about General Hospital newcomer Carlo Rota, who plays villain Sidwell on the hit ABC soap. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
In a new interview with Soap Opera Digest, the actor admitted that this was his first soap opera job and that he was quite surprised by how different the daytime television world really is.
He said, “It was as if I was anesthetized for the hours I was on set and then I got home and I didn’t remember anything! And then on the following days, I started to get used to that pace and grappling with it and then I actually started to enjoy it!”
He continued, “I mean, the people I’m working with, I’m actually amazed at how they’re able to bring a performance that resonates. I marvel at their ability. They are fantastic professionals, they really are.”
Now, as far as his character Sidwell is concerned, Carlo admits that there is more than what meets the eye.
Carlo told the publication, “I’ve always tried to make the characters I play the opposite, sometimes, to the writing. I want them to be approachable, I want them to be charming.”
General Hospital News: What’s Next For Sidwell?
“I had an acting teacher in Toronto who gave me some great advice very early on when he said, ‘You know, Carlo, you do present yourself physically as someone who could be quite intense and aggressive. So the best thing you can possibly do is just always, in the back of your mind, know that you have two young daughters at home and you’re a loving father, right?’”
The actor continued, “I never quite understood it. I would try and do it. But then when I started having kids I realized, “Yes, that’s what you do. You’re just a dad who loves his children and then you go on set and you perform their writing, and hopefully, the combination of the two means that the character, as the lovely Emma quite kindly said, is nuanced.”
Carlo also said that he’s going to do his best to keep General Hospital fans entertained.
“I will attempt to respect and embrace you as warmly as possible in the confines of my villainy,” he said.
