There is always a reason. When I look back on things that really upset me at the moment, I can always see why it happened in retrospect.

Meditation is very important to me. I feel off-balance when I skip a day.

When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said, 'No one's angry. This is just how we communicate.

My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.

My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.

Laughter makes me come alive. Either being made to laugh or igniting it.

I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.