My family didn't have any money growing up. I'm just a girl from the ghetto; from Indio, California.

I'm not ready to be a woman yet. I'd like it if my body were more boyish. Maybe I'll like my curves when I'm older but right now they kind of make me squirm.

What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.

Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.

I don't get this whole super-skinny obsession. I really think women look more beautiful when they let their curves show.

Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be ok.

I eat whatever I want, junk food included.

If I deny myself something, I just get resentful, so what's the point?

I love Vegas. It's like going to Disneyland.

I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit.

The women in your family have never lost touch with one another. Death is a path we take to meet on the other side.

I realized that I had the choice. I could give this moment a meaning, or I could choose to ignore it. It just depended on the kind of story I wanted to tell myself.

Johnson had a sense of humor, and he could kid with me, ” he would say. “Johnson didn’t enjoy talking with most liberals. He didn’t think they had a sense of humor.

I'm a bluesman, which means that I put an emphasis on the minor keys.

You don't have the bug, so go do what makes you happy.

Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that's always a good thing.

A God-centered theology has to be a missionary theology

Labor can and will become its own employer through co-operative association.

That's how life feels to me. Everyone is doing it; everyone knows how. To live and be who they are and find a place, find a moment. I'm still waiting.

Any daily activity can be used as an opportunity for meditation.