When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone.

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.

They say that the average lifespan of an SVU detective is 4 years. People can't do it longer than that because it's so difficult.

Eric Lewis doesn't play the piano, he devours it. He doesn't play music, he channels the divine.

I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.

I'm just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin.

I look at all the things life has allowed me to do, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world.