Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
I'm not afraid to look like a fool - and I think when you're not afraid, you never do.
Sometimes when you're just thrown into something, you are more ready for it than when you have time to think it over and get nervous about it.
And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.
I am a very selfish person.
I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.