Julia Barr

She decided to end her portrayal of Brooke Martin on All My Children after having playing the role for around 30 years.

The most important thing in any profession is to be true to yourself because things can come and go, and change for better or worse. You have to have a good foundation for who you are and what you feel about things to weather the ups and the downs. Particularly in this business, it can take you up and down, and you have to love it and be true to yourself.