It's not a party unless I'm cooking. Some people find entertaining stressful, but it is therapeutic for me; I find it relaxing.

I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I like to say what I feel, and I think people respect that because you're honest.

I was making almost minimum wage on 'The Young and the Restless.' But it was my first job, so I accepted my first quote. I had a great time on it, and it obviously led me to better things.

The Eva Longoria who worked at Wendy's flipping burgers - she needed a tax break.

I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive.

My mother gave me one piece of advice that stuck with me. She said don't forget where you came from.

The Latina spirit translates to every aspect of our lives, from beauty to work to family. We're loving, we're loud, and we're beautiful in our essence.

I love being a woman. I love the sexiness we get to exude. But the best thing about being a woman is the power we have over men.

Beauty lies mainly, above all, in personality, not in the skin.

Your body is a vehicle of your emotions and a vehicle of feelings and a vehicle of whatever you need to get done in life. And you've got to take care of that vehicle.

I could never give up Mexican food. Nachos are usually my go-to if I'm courtside at an NBA game. I always, always get my picture taken with my mouth wide open and a tortilla chip sticking out of it!

...you do yourself no favour if you let your sense of doubt-mistrust-scepticism to rise up within you to the point where you must look every gift horse in the mouth...

Innumerable spirits and souls, when spread out through the same space, do not interfere with each other such that the diffusion of one would affect the diffusion of an infinity of others.

Every time I see niqabs, I feel very uncomfortable because it's the opposite of my idea of opened society.

Whether religion be true or false, it must be necessarily granted to be the only wise principle and safe hypothesis for a man to live and die by.

My favorite dish is cleaning out the fridge on Sunday night and improvising a great medley.

A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.

One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full.

A picture should be the expression of the will of the painter.

Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?

Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece.