"General Hospital" actor Marcus Coloma was recently interviewed on co-star Maurice Benard's YouTube series, "State of Mind." When asked about playing a character who often makes sinister or hurtful choices, Coloma admitted he had anxiety when he started on the show. "You read a storyline where you're going to stab your son, and you think the producers obviously want my character to die," he said. There were even moments when he thought, "they were really dissatisfied with my work, and I was gonna die."

After a few years, Coloma realized he was doing a good job, even though responses on social media were negative toward Nikolas' actions. He felt fans could separate the actor from the character, though, because of the comedic videos he and Benard have made on the side. He went on to share that if an actor lets negative social media posts into their mind, "it will freak you out ... it's disheartening to invest your soul into a performance and have people hate you after that."

Reiterating what he's previously said on Twitter, Benard told Coloma that his own character, Sonny Corinthos, was initially hated. "It was horrible," he said. When he got a longer contract, "I made different choices," which helped viewers understand that while they hated the character, they still kind of liked him as an actor. "Acting will win fans over," said Benard.