There are no shortcuts and no sweatless quickies.

You shouldn't give up. For a while, you have to stay close to the wall and be careful who you spend time with and take care of yourself.

Find the balance between the calories you take in and the ones you burn up.

If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or you can't get what you need, just cry.

Working in Hollywood does give one a certain expertise in the field of prostitution.

I always tried, in the books I wrote, to make it clear: Thin is not the goal. But I was thin. So no matter what I said, the subliminal message was, "You have to look a certain way." And I'm not happy about playing into that.

A lot of things affect women differently than men, and women get left out.