I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from.

Christmas is more stressful with present buying and making sure everyone gets included, but Thanksgiving is really not that. I don't ever really get stressed out about the food.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.

You don't need to be born with a silver spoon to reach for the brass ring

I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet.