The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected.

I'm a vegetarian - I think there's a strong possibility, had I not become a vegetarian, I would not be working now. I became a vegetarian about 25 years ago, and I did it out of concern for animals. But I immediately began having more energy and feeling better

Many people have the idea that game shows are easy to come up with. And nothing could be further from the truth

I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at 40 or 50. If you're in good health, you can enjoy things into your 80s.

Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.

I'll tell you one thing, in what I do for a living, there's no substitute for experience. I don't care how much natural talent you may have... In the type of show I do, you can depend on surprises.

A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life.