"I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?"

"Sometimes in football you deserve to win but lose. Other times you deserve to lose or draw but you win. That is the game, and it's why I've always said you should never try to predict anything in football, especially in Europe."

"I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I'm Italian."

"I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone."

"In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast."

"I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?'"

"When we root-root-root for the home team, we're rooting for our home as much as the team."

"Growing up in New York has influenced my style so much, and I have an amazing relationship with my stylist, Estee Stanley. We have so much fun with the whole process. She picks out dresses, I try things on and play dress up, and we get creative to see what works."