I love beating the men. When I beat 'em in the ratings, when I beat 'em in the salary, I always say, 'One more for the girls.

I'm a royal pain in the behind.

If you stay on the air for 18 years, people know you.

Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.

I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.

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.

Like most Latinas, I'm not afraid to speak my mind.