The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows suffered a metamorphosis, going from the real and social issues to the hair-raising.

In my house, we speak Spanglish to the dogs, to the grandchildren, to the kids.

How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

I'm very, very Spanish. I have fat cheeks on both ends. I'm sitting on my Spanish part. And it's my heart, the way I am, the way I speak. It has nothing to do with the way I look.

My hope is to see Tom Cruise jumping on my couch.

Being a professional woman, I function the best when I don't distinguish between work and play.

The difference between Oprah Winfrey and me is about $200 million.