Donnell Turner spoke with Soap Opera Digest to discuss what it was like to portray Curtis Ashford’s intense story. He explained that “General Hospital” executive producer Frank Valentini told him that Curtis would become paralyzed months ago. His reaction to it was an eager one. “I about jumped through the phone!” he said. “I expressed my excitement and he was laughing on the other end. He said, ‘I knew you’d like it. You’ve been saying you wanted something you could sink your teeth into.'”
Turner also explained that the scenes where he meets his mother in heaven during surgery were, “incredibly emotional and emotionally jarring, even in rehearsal.” Filming was moving both for him and for the rest of the cast and crew, with Turner revealing that everyone ended up in tears by the end of rehearsal. He went on to state that he wanted to rehearse in front of the cameras on the set, “So that what you got on screen was organic. For me, it was a nod and a hug to my late mother [Lorraine Sylvester, who passed away in 2021], and I know she’s proud.”
With regards to the reveal that Trina is Curtis’ daughter, Turner stated, “I think he is excited. I think he’s encouraged to get to know her and make up for lost time.” He also stated that the message behind his portrayal of a paralyzed Curtis is that no matter what the issue is, people should never give up.
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