I actually wanted to be a fashion designer. I did a lot with the sewing machine at home - - for Barbie or for carnival or just for fun. Then I saw this ad in the newspaper. And as young girls sometimes do some stupid things, I filled in the coupon and sent in my photos.

I'm not someone who plays hard to get. This whole thing about "Oh, let's exchange numbers" and then people wait four or five days before they call you? I don't see the point. If you feel something, why would you let that pass? You only live once.

When I came to America, I was really into all the things people eat here. . . . People called me Muffin because I would eat muffins all the time.

Just because people say no to you, doesn't mean you should say no to yourself.

I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's OK. Life is about change. I don't have anxiety about it, so I'm not running to get Botox. Maybe that will change, but I don't think so. I feel comfortable in my skin and comfortable with ageing, so I think it's okay that I get wrinkles.

I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real.

A sense of duty - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be responsible for yourself and then there is also a child.