Growing up in the Midwest, people don't drive Porsches and Ferraris. They drive Fords and Chevys. And so even if you have the opportunity to buy a more expensive car, it doesn't occur to you because it's not what you relate to.

I always felt like something of an outsider. But I identified with people up on the screen. That made me feel like I wanted to be up on the screen too. I felt like eventually I would get there.

I go four- wheeling in my truck. I also like to fish, cook, do stuff around my house. I even studied fencing for awhile.

I think that sometimes kids use the show as a jumping off point for talking about things with their parents.

My high school was nothing like West Beverly High, let me tell you. I grew up in Fredericktown, Ohio.

I'm not much of a matchmaker. I think people have to make their own choices and mistakes and all that stuff.

It's hard and sometimes it's scary. It still amazes my mother. I went home for Christmas one year and there were fans all over the front lawn, hoping to see me.