Deidre Hall says she is not leaving "Days of Our Lives." She told People.com on Friday she will stay on the NBC soap. She is 78. Her run began in 1976. She said the reason is basic. She has one career goal she has not managed to hit. She did not say what that goal is. The Independent picked up her public vow to keep playing Dr. Marlena Evans. Hall holds a rare distinction. She has been crucial to the show's engine for more than fifty years. No exit date is planned. She just keeps showing up for work.