I started in 1946 in radio. I was ten years old. I was discovered singing in a school play. Someone was in the audience and it's six degrees of separation.

The fact that that's the difference between Mexicans and Cubans is pronounced. It's so immediately recognizable, the way a Cuban speaks, the way a Cuban moves the hands.

I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life.

Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee.

Many times, a child's struggle against hunger begins before he or she is born because the mother is undernourished. Making sure prenatal care and proper nutrition are available for expectant mothers in need is a critical part of ending childhood hunger.

Food is a passion. Food is love.

Every day is Valentine's Day! I'm a hopeless romantic.