David Selby
David Selby
David Lynn Selbyis an American film, television and stage actor. He is most well known for playing Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows, and Richard Channing in the primetime soap opera Falcon Crest. Selby has also had prominent roles in the television show Flamingo Road, and the feature film Raise the Titanic. Also a published writer, Selby has written several books including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 February 1941
CityMorgantown, WV
CountryUnited States of America
I did a lot of personal appearances because I was under contract to ABC.
One of the reasons I think Dark Shadows still runs is that it's dependent on nothing else other than a story.
I never found it frustrating not speaking.
We have to provide good teachers, good environment, community involvement with schools.
When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.
The thing of it is though that's the only way people know you, they see you in that roll and they see you in person and they only know the perception of what you are.
When I entered college, I wasn't sure what I was going to do. My advisor happened to be from the theater department, and he encouraged me to take some classes there, which I did.
I think family is very important in West Virginia and has long been so because the mountains made travel difficult in the past, and family members had to depend on each other.
The movie, if I recall, didn't have to do with the television show because there were concerns from everyone that they didn't want it to be like the TV show.
Right right, because up to that point I had not been a viewer, and I didn't know alot about the show, it was all new to me and the cast members were wonderful!
And it was so special, and to tell you the truth that's how I feel about the whole thing, I mean when I meet someone that has watched the show, and it has brought such joy to them, it just makes you feel so good.
And I haven't met too many actors along the way that haven't told me how much the show has meant to them. It's one of the reasons they say they are doing what they're doing, today.
We would change out of costume, then we would read the next days script.
Oh I am trying to remember, we would read the script after we did the show.