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

With the breast-feeding, I really love the bonding. Real life is more important to me.

I live in Italy part time, and they're obsessed with what's happening in LA too. They make fun of Americans, but the world wants to know what's going on in Hollywood.

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.

Doing makeup was a way to create characters, only I got tired of doing it for other people.

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