I think standing for what you believe in is the biggest thing. Don't let people push you over. Don't let people tell you you're wrong or what you stand for is wrong. Sometimes that means standing back and being quiet, but other times, it means getting up and saying, "This is who I am. Either love me or hate me. There's nothing behind closed doors and you're not going to sit and wonder what's going on with me. This is who I am." Usually when you do something like that it turns out to benefit you. Show less «

Well, it's so funny. I don't know if you know this, but I did "Playboy" long ago when I was twentysomething years old. So I have had that kind of attention before, been through it, done it. So it's nothing too different. But this time around I won't be getting naked. Show less «

They don't like what I have been portrayed [as] on television. If they got to know me, I have a feeling that they'd think I was pretty OK. Show less «