He eventually turned to his longtime costar and “mentor,” Maurice Benard, for help. Benard, aka Sonny Corinthos, gave Burton some sound advice about the heartbreaking scene. “Whatever happens in there is supposed to happen. And that’s it. You don’t have to force anything. Just let it work,” Benard told Burton.

Fellow General Hospital star Wally Kurth, who has played Ned Quartermaine on and off since 1991, told Us Weekly that “you can’t take it personally” when it comes to losing an acting gig.

JaSam” without Sam? It just doesn’t feel right — and didn’t to Steve Burton, either, when he was working out how to act his last General Hospital scenes with Kelly Monaco, who for ages had been his leading lady.

Steve Burton spoke out about filming the Jason and Sam final goodbye scenes on General Hospital after Kelly Monaco's firing.

Kelly Monaco's General Hospital character Sam McCall was killed off last month and her co-star Steve Burton has spoken out about filming their final scenes together

The actor recently shared how difficult it was shooting his final scenes with Monaco, who exited the soap opera on Oct. 30

General Hospital star Steve Burton says he was "very sad" filming Kelly Monaco's exit from the show. Burton, 54, recalled his last moments with his longtime costar on the Friday, November 1, episode of his podcast "The Daily Drama.