I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said.

Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.

Doing begets more doing. It sounds simple, but I’m a firm believer that action can solve so many worries, and just powering through, no matter what, can give you the confidence you need when you feel like you’ve got nothing to offer.

I have a good memory for certain things. And a very short memory for painful things - that's my favorite Martha Stewart quote, by the way.

I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness.

I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything.