I was a good student, I was good at soccer, I was vice president of the student council, I was a pretty girl.

I read every single letter. Some just break my heart. I've cried over letters that have come in, from young women and older women alike, saying to me, "You know, you made me want to stop crash dieting and just be healthy. You are my role model. I want to be like you."

I felt like I was a good woman, a good person. But I was sinking deeper and deeper into depression, because my soul wasn't living. I was purposely holding down my soul and my spirit. It was dying inside of me.

I changed jobs like I changed shirts. It was something I just like to do - I like trying my hand at everything.

Nature inspires us. Not being able to reach out and touch it, or see it, makes me get really antsy.

If Americans could choose, would they choose to work on the infrastructure for cancer-causing oil power or would they choose to work on the infrastructure for health-reviving wind power?

The way I've been able to embrace fame is by realizing that celebrity is just a means to send whatever message you want out into the world.