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. – Joan Van Ark
When two characters or two actresses are together for a while there is bound to be chemistry developing. – Joan Van Ark
I didn’t even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are. – Joan Van Ark
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. – Joan Van Ark
When I become the village idiot, or at least, it starts to become a joke, you can’t do that much longer. – Joan Van Ark
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
David Jacobs is a great influence on my life, has taught me so much about so many things. – Joan Van Ark
