I have a personal trainer who comes over at least four times a week and kicks my butt. I get so sore that I can't even walk.

But America was built by optimists. Optimists like my friend Amanda, who recently started a small business. When she went to buy her website address-her first and last name-she found that someone already owned it, but wasn't using it. So my friend emailed the owner of the site to ask if she could buy it. The owner wrote back.

So many people complain that there aren't enough Latinos on television, and yet when they are, they need support.

I wasn't going to let a little thing like a hurricane keep me from wearing my bathing suit.

It was heartbreaking . . . I think it was disappointing because I had such an identity in being 'Mrs. Parker', and being a wife, and so when that's taken away from you, you [think], 'Who am I?

I've always thought of myself as a role model even before being a 'celebrity.' I've always been doing charity work and volunteering in the community since I was 8, so when you do that, I think you just assume that role when you put yourself out there.

I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive.