Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

I'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

I always buy the smaller turkeys. On the pre-baste put pats of butter on the meat under the skin, put the skin back on, put a bunch of seasoning on the top, call it a day, put it in the oven. With a 10 - 12 pound turkey you are done in a couple of hours.

Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen. It's fun whether it's baking bread or cookies. With baking, you have to be exact when it comes to ingredients.

If you look at anybody who's had along career, if you look at the choices they've made - even if the movies haven't worked - they've always worked with great filmmakers.

I was just grateful for the fact that I was able to repay my parents for their sacrifices throughout my career.

I don't care that people thought I was one way for my whole career because now that I am not attached to a team, I can have my own opinion, I can have my own voice. I can link myself to my own thought process rather than a generic message most teams try to get across.

I didn't have a very starry school career, I was medium to above average, nothing special.