I think my career would probably be in a better place had I been more aggressive. But I don't have it in me. I'm not a competitive person, and I'm also really private.

I truly have a love-hate thing with the press.

The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.

Well, you know, I have always had an issue with the whole weight thing with people in general because I happen to love how big women look. I mean, it's all a perspective. It's all an opinion, and I think sort of the Rubenesque, voluptuous body is a lot sexier than the boney bag of bones with fake everything.

Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities.

Sitting down at the table is a sacred event. It's the heart of the home. People have ginormous homes or crappy little homes, but the kitchen is where we always end up sitting. It's where the stories happen, the family happens.

I've always been a foodie. My grandmother got me hooked on cooking.