I'm a terrific Mexican cook, and I just love Mexican food. And I love cooking Mexican food. That's pretty much my weakness...and barbecue beef...and Texas beef...and brisket. Any red meat I can get my hands on.

When people call me a sex icon, it's flattering but it never goes to my head because I never felt sexy as a teenager.

Staying in shape does not come easily, especially as you get older and you don't have as much time or energy to exercise.

When I was at the interview asked how I cope with life's difficulties, I said that saving sense of humor. I'm not lying.

The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.

I'm really a very fifties housewife.

That’s not who we are as a nation, and let me tell you why: Because the Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy’s flipping burgers—she needed a tax break. But the Eva Longoria who works on movie sets does not.