No tricks, gimmicks, special pills, special potions, special equipment. All it takes is desire and will.

When I lost my weight, I went and bought about 15 different types of underwear to see what would look good on my new body. It's exciting!

I think at the age of 50, everyone should write their own autobiography.

I start phone calls at 4 A.M. to cheer people up. The housebound, people in the hospital. People who, after decades, still can't get over what happened 10 or 15 years ago.

I just want people to get off the back burner of their life and start to take better care of themselves and their children.

Some people like to look at pictures of themselves before they lost weight. I don't particularly care for that. Whenever I was overweight, it was a very sad time in my life.

I have two rules for living in the world. I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere. And two, if people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.