I was in the middle of a crossroads, which is a nice way of saying crisis, physically, emotionally and spiritually. You know the physical part. We just talked about it.

Barbara did the selecting, and that's probably the most brilliant thing, was she put together a group of women, different backgrounds, different experiences.

I'm not ashamed that I need glasses for distance. I did not feel like I needed to have all of that hair, which was typical Star Jones, or the extra lashes or the heavy makeup.

We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional, but we're still family.

I think for a couple of years I was believing that I was doing it all on my own and I wasn't.

I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney.

Oh, definitely and you know you take the bitter with the sweet but the benefits far outweigh the burdens of what I've been able to do for my family, my word.