I am very traditional, and I am the disciplinarian.

I like things to have rules, I like order and I like schedules.

I'm claustrophobic. I can't go into haunted houses. They have these tight, dark, enclosed space. I freak out. That's my phobia. It gets me out of stuff. Someone asks me to do something and I tell them I can't because I'm claustrophobic.

There are certain projects that you love to be involved in, no matter what the capacity, and there are certain projects that I probably wouldn't even consider getting behind.

As an actor, you always want to try new things, so the fact that they set it up so that you can be doing different things each season is great.

For a couple of years, I focused more on producing because I wanted to be close to home, after traveling a lot for work.

Sometimes we're at hotels, and I'll answer the phone. They'll say, 'Mr. Ripa, your breakfast is coming upstairs.' And I'm like, Is my father-in-law here? But, obviously, I'm proud either way - Ripa or Consuelos.