There's a lot of great things to see here in the United States. Those times spent together with maps and old cups from the diner you went to, those are really important as a family.

Any time you get a chance to do something different or get away from your appearance or get away from what people are used to seeing, I think it's always good.

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.

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

I hope gay marriage will be legal in every state.

It's always a good collaboration between the actor and the writer and the director to try stuff out, during the process.

We have dinner every single night, Monday through Friday, with our children. We sit down around 6 or 6:30 and it's a family dinner - it's time to check in, just to be around each other.