Definitely working on 'Deal or No Deal' was a learning experience, and it helped me to understand what I would rather be doing.

I always want off-the-beaten-path, Anthony Bourdain-inspired travel.

I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.

I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation.

Every day after school for 10 years, I was on the set of 'Married... with Children,' which is a really funny and perverse place for a little girl in a Catholic school uniform to grow up.

I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliche - a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress.

I went to an all-girls' Catholic school for, like, six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class. I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well.

Beware the old man in young guy's clothes. If he's over 35 and comes to pick you up looking as though he's headed for a skateboarding competition while you are dressed to go to a nice restaurant, this is not a good sign.

Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date.

Conversely, beware the man who does nothing but ask you questions about yourself and offers no information about himself. Not only is he keeping you at bay, he is probably not listening to your answers.

No one would argue against the fact that L.A. leads the country in opportunities for being hip and pretentious.

A more complex - but only slightly more original - way to feel out of it is available at the hip and pretentious nightclubs and bars along the Sunset Strip.

A wacky, trendy outfit on a guy over 40 indicates he's got big issues.

Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.

I think people figure out early in their lives what currency they can work in.

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all of your annoying habits are gone.

Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father who left when you were a kid or your hot-tempered mother whom you could never please.

Some people know that they are so adorable looking, all they have to do is smile and dress up and they get plenty from that. Then there are some of us who, early on, see that that doesn't work. So we joke about it.