I enjoy getting dressed as a Barbie doll.
Vanna White
It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.
My biggest phobia is spiders. When I was in second grade, one of my classmates got bitten. That did it for me.
I love making handmade gifts.
I'm not a huge dresser-upper. Most of my closet is jeans, T-shirts, tennis shoes, and flats. I don't even know if I have a sequin gown in my closet.
I'm shy. I'm not outgoing. I'm a homebody. I am on TV, but you know, it's interesting. How much do I talk on TV?
I wear weird-colored toenail polish - like blue, green, or yellow. If it's strange-looking, I will wear it.
When I first moved to Los Angeles, I came out here with a thousand dollars to my name.
Because I dress up elegantly for work, the last thing I want to do is dress elegantly when I'm at home. Or even when I go out.
What people don't know about me is that I'm a pretty good businesswoman. Yes, I do this little ol' game show, but I know the show isn't going to last forever, so I've gone into different ventures. But I don't want to sound like I'm bragging.
I'm a businesswoman. You know, I have other investments too, real estate. A long time ago, I would buy a house and flip it. But now everybody does that, so I don't do that anymore because there's no houses out there to buy.
So, I understand when they make a mistake and everyone at home is throwing their shoe at the television set.
When I was having that alphabet soup, I never thought that it would pay off.
I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.
I probably have more Guess shoes than any other.
I love to crochet. I have my own line of yarn and donate half my proceeds to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
I'm really just a normal person.
I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.
I made a baby blanket for both of my children and brought them home from the hospital in them, and they will always have them.
I've worn over 6,700 gowns. They're all borrowed gowns, designer samples.
I do everything that everybody else does.
I have a family and two cats; I get up with my kids early in the morning.
There's five cameras, I don't know how many people in the audience... depending on where we're taping, there can be anywhere from 300 to 5,000 people, so the contestants are nervous.
I feel for the players.
I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework.
In my personal life, I'm a huge fan of Carolina Herrera. I just think her stuff is timeless and classic.
During the week, I usually stay home and cook a simple dinner. I go to bed early, get up early, exercise, and then on weekends, I'll go out to dinner.
It is what it is, and it's a crazy job - I literally touch letters and wear pretty clothes, and how do you describe that job? It's weird, but I've been doing it for a long time, and I'll be first to make fun of it - I really will - but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in world.
I will say that when I retire, I will probably do something to help others. I don't know know what it will be... probably I'll get involved in some charity.
My favorite movie is 'Imitation of Life.' It's just a true love story, and it really touched me.
If you're looking for a dress to wear to an event, put it on with the heels that you're going to wear and walk around the room and make sure you feel comfortable in it.
Don't put on something so tight thinking, 'Oh, I can wear this for four hours.' Don't do that to yourself!
Our viewers are loyal. They've seen Pat and me together for 30 years. It's like Ken and Barbie. How do you break them up?
Prior to having my first child, I had a huge ambition to go into movies and TV.
Let's face it: I was never a very good actress.
Never do anything that you don't want to do. Listen to your instincts and follow it.
When I first moved to L.A., I went walking down the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and I would tell myself, 'One day, I'm going to have my own star.'
