STATE OF MIND with MAURICE BENARD: CARLO ROTA

[@jamesoedwards6393]

I can't wait to hear this SOM interview. I think Carlo Rota is a fascinating performer and amazing new addition to General Hospital.

[@MBStateOfMind]

❤

[@Robin-g7q5d]

Prayer is very important and has been made superfluous. When I was a small child, we prayed in school, everyday. We recited the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 23. We said the pledge of Allegiance, sang a Patriotic Song, then the Prayers. It was a wonderful start to our day. Unfortunately, it no longer happens. Many children have no instruction in Heavenly things. Thank you both.

[@MBStateOfMind]

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[@PierinaDelVecchio]

Fantastic show. Love Carlo Rota. Really down to earth. Wonderful addition to GH. I hope they keep him on. Italian & Canadian - WOW - great. Thanks Maurice for having him on.

[@RiverSky.48]

Huge 2nd to all you wrote. ❤

[@MBStateOfMind]

❤❤❤❤

[@kathymchargue8803]

Thank you Maurice, you always bring it here and GH! Thank you having Carlo. Carlo thank you for letting to get to know you. Glad you are on GH. Hope you will stay while

[@MBStateOfMind]

Always!

[@enak8405]

Great interview! Carlo Rota is very interesting, intriguing and seems very genuine. I am not familiar with his work but he was terrific. Maurice is always great and does tremendous work for mental health.

[@MBStateOfMind]

❤❤❤❤

[@katheleanrichardson883]

Carlo. sure is a Brilliant actor! Excellent addition to GH ! Looking forward to seeing more of him❤

[@MBStateOfMind]

More to come!

[@judithrobertson6134]

Maurice I enjoyed your interview with Carlo who is an amazing actor. He's a great addition to the cast of GH. Maurice your show is great as alway and I look forward to watching! Love you Maurice! ❤❤❤

[@MBStateOfMind]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AnthonyJK1982]

I’ve been a fan of Carlo’s for over 20 years (2001 - saw him the first time in Boondock Saints). Amazing actor and has been in probably everything on this planet. Great to see you have him on here.

[@TheGemini5]

yes!! Yakavetta!!!

[@MBStateOfMind]

thank you

[@theresadevore9312]

Wonderful show! Yes, prayer is communication with God and JESUS, This is the only key to peace. Thank you Maurice ❤

[@MBStateOfMind]

❤❤❤❤

[@chrismcevoy2503]

Carlo Rota plays a wonderful villain on General Hospital.

[@a.e.7988]

GH is lucky to have this fine actor ☺️

[@laurahine2703]

Maurice fabulous as always! Thank you and Carlo ! Your hair is beautiful Maurice! Love ya !❤

[@MBStateOfMind]

Thank you!

[@howardprincz9372]

The world needs to pray together. no more hate, love and prayer.

[@anneonthephone]

Now hmmm?? 😂😂😂 ❤❤❤

[@CMA222]

My favorite time of the week is when I get to be here with Maurice!😍

[@MBStateOfMind]

🙌🏼♥️🙌🏼

[@loriharris8928]

22:35 What you said about people out there needing someone to see they are not alone with their mental health struggles is so so true. That's exactly how I felt when I discovered your channel years back. I felt less alone, less like I was going crazy. If I ever get the pleasure to meet you one day, it's exactly what I tell you. You have helped me so very much, and I'm sure SOOOO many more people

[@MBStateOfMind]

I really appreciate that comment

[@loriharris8928]

​@MBStateOfMind It's they absolute truth! Thank you Maurice 😊

[@cynthiarafn9027]

He is a very great actor! Enjoy him on GH. Thank you for this interview

[@rogertemple7193]

This is another great show and a great guest with Carlo Rota an amazing actor R.I.P. Leslie Charleson (Monica).🇺🇲📺🇺🇲.

[@tamaradutcher9412]

We are grateful to have people Like you Maurice who do understand.

[@MBStateOfMind]

always

[@jh9912]

I loved him on La Femme Nikita! That was a great show. One of my favorites ❤

[@katheleanrichardson883]

Carlo plays a villan very well! Also he's very handsome 😮

[@apriljarzyk5249]

2 amazing actors and great conversation.

[@muniramcabee6157]

I love your character in GH. But this state of the mind is very helpful to many people. You are so real and honest. I feel I know you. But have never met you. . Please keep doing this.

[@MBStateOfMind]

That’s exactly why did the show thank you?

[@sheilaburton1412]

Carlo Rota is a very fascinating gentleman and actor. This is a very intriguing interview. I know Maurice is going to continue State of Mind after his retirement from acting. I will enjoy watching and listening to State of Mind.

[@MBStateOfMind]

🙌🏼 yes

[@stevenjpatten7422]

Carlo Rota has a great voice. He would be great on voice overs, podcasts, radio shows.

[@LeanneChristian-ob2pb]

Love Carlo rota he is a great new cast addition to gh 👍👏👌

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I love Carlo Rota on General Hospital as Gense Sidwell.❤

[@103lorig]

I love Carlo on GH! A sexy bad guy! Another great State of Mind!

[@rosepeddle4940]

Wow enjoyed watching. He was fantastic. ♥️🥰♥️

[@KatherineCartwrightCrafts]

I first saw Carlo on La Femme Nikita and he was fantastic! I have loved watching him over the years.

[@pamelaparr7088]

I know I’ve seen him before he was Chloe’s hubby on 24. There’s just something about him! Looking forward to interview.

[@sherrypickens9558]

I loved it! You touch so many lives that need it. You both touched on mental health and how to improve\cope with it. God bless you.❤

[@dorashamsian5314]

This was so great! Thank you both of you for doing this!!!

[@MBStateOfMind]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Ltw7407]

Sidwell. Love the character. Great job. Bring it on with Lucy Coe 😊

[@kellyannegarber8826]

Great episode. Did not know Carlo prior to watching GH . He opened up and is very charming. Sidwell is the new villain. Looking forward to what he will bring to Port Charles! He feels like a man’s man and a woman’s man. 👏

[@dlny911]

This is so wonderful! I hope that you get to have scenes together soon and for years to come!

[@marykohler9864]

Great interview with Carlo. He is such a great actor. It was interesting to hear him talk about Italy. My mom was born and raised there, in Abruzzi in the town of Teramo. My mom has sadly passed away, as have some of her family members over there; but I still have some family over there, and hope to go there someday.

[@MBStateOfMind]

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[@thehappeninhaloakakristinehans]

I love him as Jens and I love this interview this is great! My grandfather was a chef too!

[@kelliemccormick3703]

I love it , what a great show. Thank you Carlo for sharing your story.

[@franl5905]

I love your show ❤i have learned so much about bipolar thank you 32:25

[@marykaygoad]

Excellent interview. I LOVED Carlo on 24!! Wonderful seeing him now on GH.

[@tobyshire2009able]

I so love your show State of Mind and I love you on GH. I loved the interview shown Sunday with Carlos Rota. It was informative and entertaining as well. The only thing I do not agree with is that you would rather have gray hair. You are so handsome with the black hair, the "Sonny Look" and I do agree with as you stated..."the powers that be" on this one. I love GH and remain a steadfast fan for one main reason is you Maurice. I tune in on Hulu every night and it is because of you and the character you play is done so well. I do not agree with the writing many times as I feel it is poorly written many, many times. I am a published author, so I get some credence in saying this. I write fiction and my trilogy I published years ago, was basically because I watched soaps all my life from my pre-teen years up til my older adult years. My trilogy is a soap opera basically told in novel fashion. I love your show "State of Mind" as I understand mental illness as I grew up in a family suffering from it. I lost my grandmother at barely turning 13 years old in a way that should never have happened to her. I won't get into all the details, but she basically died in my arms. That literally threw me for a loop. I sunk into a deep depression and this lasted over 3.5 years of my teen life. I basically did not get to live my teenage years as I didn't recover from this tragedy until the age of 17 and grief as it is known, never ends. You will always have reminders in life about those terrible things that life throws at us, but we learn to cope, to muddle through, to survive and to deal with it. We move on but we never get over it. Depression is a terrible thing and as you were saying anxiety is your "Freddie Kruger". I get you Maurice and your show is such a blessing to all of us. I didn't have intense therapy when I went through what I did as at the time was the mid-1960's where no one talked about mental illness, much less knew hardly anything about it as we all do now. It was taboo to discuss such topics and so everyone kept quiet and just did the best we could to get through the horrible happenings that would occur in people's lives. What got me through all of it was knowing how much my grandma who was my childhood idol, my best friend; loved me. I know she's there in spiritual ways and always has and will be for me until life ends. I believe that. I went through 3.5 years of therapy much later in life for other reasons and it helped in my life, so I agree with your advice which is very sound indeed. Thanks Maurice for being such a representation of we humans who understand the suffering of mental illness and I thank you for being a solid place all of us can continue to turn to. I will continue to be a fan for always of you. Again; You are the main reason for me following GH! Thanks for your wonderful "State of Mind" and I am your forever fan on this too. I have your book and I will get to it soon. Can't wait to learn even more about you. Big Hugs to Paula, your son Joshua (Loved him on GH too) and your other children and your fur family too and a huge hug for you Maurice!

[@MBStateOfMind]

Beautiful comment. Thank you.

[@tobyshire2009able]

You're welcome Maurice always a fan

[@rachaelpino6914]

I am so glad you talk about God and you talk about prayer. I think even people who are skeptical could really benefit from taking a leap of faith and reaching out through prayer. I know I did at a very difficult time, and I was not sure even what I believed. I really think it changed my life. And not to get too preachy but I had no idea how much the Bible actually addresses anxiety. The first time I went to church as an adult, the sermon was about anxiety, and I will never forget one of the scriptures that was shared. It always stuck with me Philippians 4:6 and 7 Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus

[@prussell243]

Another great interview. Nice getting to know Carlo. Thank you both!

[@DeboraRuzzo]

Love Mr. Rota’s voice-deep and rich!

[@DaneGallagher-f8q]

My favorite interview so far .

[@carolbotts7665]

Great show! Love both actors, so interesting!

[@deborahgillespie6754]

This was so great thank you.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pfhoney50]

Great Interview with Carlo! Excited to see what kind of trouble and antics Sidwell gets into on GH. 😊

[@berliner0]

Great interview great actor

[@Awwad02]

Fantastic State of Mind! Thank you Maurice!

[@thehappeninhaloakakristinehans]

I loved how you guys talked about everything!

[@tlk2348]

An amazing interview.

[@tracygarofalo7312]

This video doesn't make you feel alone this is a support system. Keep going Mo!! Its hard when you have no one. Worked with you on AMC

[@katethayer4633]

I would love to see Carlo return for another conversation. 👍👍

[@colleenmc8450]

This was a wonderful interview. Thank you, both.

[@tracygarofalo7312]

This segment gave people alone someone ❤️

[@1Billyis]

WOW! Did not care for him or his character on GH before this interview....I have changed my mind. Carlo seems to be the "Friend" we all want in our lives. Its called "REAL". Thanks Mo. One of your best sir. :)

[@ZIGGYBALLS13]

i love carlo's voice carlo draws you in he's fascinating good interview

[@bernadettederry9958]

I wish Carlo and Jeff Kober would have scenes together before Jeff is done on the show. I think that would be very interesting because they are such good actors. Two baddies knowing each other and not likeing each other. I would watch that. By the way Maurice you look great no matter the hair color.

[@MDDR-io7nh]

I can relate to every aspect of what you're saying regarding mental health in a tough career. I would love to sit down with you Mo!

[@DaneGallagher-f8q]

Carlo has such a soothing voice.

[@LydiaUtsinger]

That was a very easy great conversation !

[@brendasue2278]

I love Carlo’s character, Jenz, so much! His scenes with Lynn (Lucy) are so entertaining! I hope he stays a long while. But as a villain, who knows how long he’ll be there. A great actor!

[@wendylovegrove8597]

another great interview, maurice! & welcome to gh, carlo! 👍😍Hugs!🙏

[@johngiampetro5509]

Hi Maurice !!! Thrilled you got Carlo to join on SOM interview. Man, another great casting for GH. He is so damn good. Great actor and excited to see what he does on GH. Did you know he was in the Indiana Jones - Circle of Life video game. I'm like now way when I heard it was him. He played a priest and it looked like him. Game is awesome. Again, awesome interview and man great stuff you covered in this one, just awesome !!!!

[@purple_bboop5392]

A very enjoyable episode. Carlo is fantastic on GH ❤️👏🏼

[@reneelorraine]

Thank you ,enjoyed.

[@cherylduncan5158]

I love Carlo on GH!!

[@LydiaUtsinger]

You need a real relarionship with God to Feel Prayrts Power ! ❤❤😊

[@katheleanrichardson883]

I love you black hair! I'm not complaining 😅

[@BethBear-vp1ob]

He is so charismatic

[@ellynblauser7167]

Hahaha, my dad passed away at 81 with black hair, and nobody believed he did not color it. He Never did! Great episode, as always! ❤

[@jon_ari_]

Power episode Maurice ✊🏾

[@heidihall4591]

Loved him on La Femme Nikita

[@jenschoice]

I’m definitely enjoying the addition of Carlo Rota’s portrayal of Jenz Sidwell! He’s very handsome and can be charming and evil, haha. Love it!

[@JosieMitchell-p8m]

Hey Maurice! Hey Carlo! 👋 👋👋 I'm loving the new storylines with Sidwell.. he's a sneaky little villain with a lot of tricks up his sleeves. Since the Cassidine's are all gone Port Charles needs a new, charming, wealthy, but crazy & evil villain, lol.. like the good old days of GH 😉. I'd love to see more Sonny, Jason, & Carly scenes/storylines as well. I'm loving the Carly & Jack Brennan scenes/storyline because they have amazing chemistry together.. but there's nothing like the 3 musketeers together ❤️. They are at their absolute best when they're all together 👌. Keep up with all the great things you're doing for mental health/illness & awesomeness. Your voice & strong leadership is very much needed right now 💪❤. I love the podcast Maurice almost as much as I love my favorite mob boss with those adorable dimples & a heart of gold Sonny Corinthos ❤🔥.. I'm a very loyal, forever fan of General Hospital 💖🙂💖🙂💖

[@StephanieRuby09]

I like the grey.

[@lunapasquale]

Love great actor!!❤

[@LovesDavidCassidy]

Maurice you look great with darker hair, you look younger

[@chrismcevoy2503]

My mother has been to Italy in 1967.

[@DorothyBlack-i2o]

Everyone at the top of their game including the kids. Exceptional acting everyone.

[@vickywray7285]

Great interview. Of course dark hair makes you look younger but I love your silver fox vibe! You do what you got to do when TPTB say this is the way it is! With those dimples you can do whatever you want with your hair.

[@Nancymcdowell96]

I finally had a diagnosis. I have functional neurological disorder. I stay in bed a lot during the day. Not sleeping. Afraid to walk because I could fall which I’ve done a lot this past year.

[@Nancymcdowell96]

Carlo is handsome love to hate him on the show but would hate to loose him on gh. Great actor. 💙

[@Robert-tl3eb]

Carlo I loved you also in saw :)

[@BethBear-vp1ob]

In the world now God is a real help and prayer

[@gloriap3659]

Power of prayer is healing and positive. ❤. I'm glad Sonny has it in his character. Sonny needs to make more sauce. 😉

[@sharonscott1776]

Great SOM today Maurice. Sidwell, leave our Sonny alone

[@middlemarie2]

Canadian actor! Little Mosque on the Prairie and Queer as Folk come to mind

[@sparklecanada0112]

Yes! 👍 LMOTP is where I first saw him. Great Show. ❤️ 👏 He's a Fantastic Actor.

[@valerierosenberg8747]

Wow he was great on the show 😂😂😂😂

[@jackieoneal4806]

Love Carlo, from Nikita.

[@tamaradutcher9412]

Worship music is great too

[@tamaradutcher9412]

Looks great both ways

[@lumur59]

Boondocks Saints great actor

[@sychophantt]

Sidwell is fantastic! Bring him to Uncle Vinnies!

[@BethBear-vp1ob]

Love Carlo❤️He’s a bad guy that you love

[@BethBear-vp1ob]

Sunday Therapy🎉🎉🎉

[@Catherine-bd7xh]

I like it black Maurice keep it

[@patricialoveyouguysongener7410]

It nice reading

[@donnadressler3766]

L would love to talk with you two about prayer.