General Hospital News: Marcus Coloma Says It ‘Hurt’ To Be Fired From The Soap
It looks like he did want to stay on after all. General Hospital star Marcus Coloma, who was best known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine, is making it no secret that he feels absolutely hurt after he was let go from the hit daytime television series. As many fans know by now, Marcus was fired from the soap, but why he was fired, no one really knows for sure. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
General Hospital News: Marcus Coloma Says It ‘Hurt’ To Be Fired From The Soap
While on the That’s Awesome podcast, Marcus admitted that he’s now relocated from Los Angeles to Clearwater, Florida as he’s trying to reassess what next step he is going to take in his career. He said that when he first got the job as Nikolas Cassadine, he definitely knew what he was getting into. He said, “When I originally got offered GH, I wanted an intensive acting experience.
What I love about soap operas is the storylines and the problem-solving you have to do is next level. It’s such a high level of difficulty in a lot of ways; you don’t have all of the cool tricks [like special effects] that can help you in different genres. So originally, that’s why I wanted to do it. I was like, ‘I’m going to do it for three years; I want to walk out of this place a better actor.’ I knew I was going to be leaving in three years.”
Marcus also added that he loved working with the cast and crew. He explained, “You fall in love with the crew and everybody along with it. So, two and a half years in, this decision that was so clear in the beginning is getting complicated.”
General Hospital News: What’s Next For Marcus?
But he did say that he was disappointed that his contract with the soap wasn’t extended and that there weren’t even any talks about it being extended, either. He added, “I knew the end was coming… it wasn’t like GH was saying, ‘Hey, Marcus, we want you to stay.’ There was no negotiation. And all I can say to that is… I don’t know why that decision was made, but I don’t feel any ill will and I didn’t feel like I got fired. It just felt like… there was maybe an understanding that I was going to be there for three years. The big surprise is how much it hurt. Even though I knew I was going to leave.”
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