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" 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

Woman

Out

Her

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" My brother Mark still lives in the house we grew up in. "

Joan Van Ark

Lives

Still

" You've got to realize that any lady on a soap is devoting her life to it, 24/7. "

" I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are. "

" David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things. "

Joan Van Ark

Influence

Great

" When I become the village idiot, or at least, it starts to become a joke, you can't do that much longer. "

" 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. "

" When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing. "

" Knots was about the relationships that were built over many years. "

" When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day. "

" So I had all the names, three names, and that's good to have on a soap. "

" I'm Presbyterian and I don't go to church very much. "

Joan Van Ark

Presbyterian

Very

" When you're on a long running series, you reach a very rarefied, high oxygen area and after a while to keep a show on the air they have to make some very drastic changes. "

" Running is my church. "

Joan Van Ark

Church

Running

" A couple of years ago I ran in the LA Marathon. "

Joan Van Ark

Years

Couple

" I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God. "

" It was understood that when I left to do the pilot that I wasn't coming back. "

" I need to run every day. If I don't I feel cheated. "