After three straight years of writing, though, I definitely needed a break to just go live my life.

In the case of 'The Housewives,' I call the 'Housewives' sociology of the rich. I think it's just fun to watch. It's guilt-free gossiping that you can have. It's like the modern-day soap opera, in my mind.

I learned a great deal about myself, and it forced me to be introspective in a way that I'm not typically, but "reporting" on my own life became emotionally exhausting.

I'm happy to be everybody's gay best friend.

The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I'm having fun, I really don't care what the job title is.

I run from Horatio Street down just past Battery Park City and back. It's amazing to run and see the Statue of Liberty and the ferries coming in. People think if you're not near Central Park, there's nowhere to go, but there's a whole ecosystem happening down here.

Like when I host a party. I hope my guests get along. But if not, how interesting!