I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.

I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.

I keep my skin - especially on my face and neck - out of the sun. My brother died of melanoma eight years ago, and I've got SPF on all the time, 24-7. It makes you realize, the sun is a wonderful thing, but it can be a very devastating thing. So sunscreen is key, and a lot of laughter, too.

Opportunities present themselves and you have to enjoy the ride. All of us get so worried about the next step that we don't enjoy the moment we're in right now.

I don't eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day long.

When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.