Quotes from Susan Lucci

For most of my adult life, I drove through Central Park every morning going to work.

I started doing Pilates when I was in my mid-40s. I thought it was called 'pie-lattes' because I didn't hear anyone talk about it; I just read about it.

Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running will thrive. They have millions of loyal viewers.

I drink hot water and lemon - after two cups of the coffee in the morning.

My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans.

With 'Dancing with the Stars,' they miraculously send your dance teacher with you wherever you need to be.

I think we all cheer for couples who just seem right together and go the distance.

It took awhile for me to get used to speaking candidly about my own life. I got into it, and it turned out to be a wonderful experience.

I do crunches to keep those abs going strong and flat. I'm not a sedentary person.

Before I was working out, if somebody told me that I would actually choose fruit over french fries, I would never believe them.

It is hard sometimes to look into the future, you never know what twist and turn the school of life is going to take.

I was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award 19 times before I won. The first nine years, I heard someone else's name called; after that - I think it was a protective thing - I didn't hear whose name was called, but nobody was making eye contact with me, so I knew that it wasn't mine.

The sense of acting being teamwork was a mentality that I took from school: I studied with wonderful people, and I wanted them to be proud of me.

You don't have to get doughty or, suddenly, because you have a new label on you, 'Oh, I'm 50, so therefore, I have to be a certain thing.' Follow your heart and look at your rear view as well as your front view!

I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot.

The 'All My Children' studio was near Lincoln Center, and I used to see all the ballerinas and the dancers, and I thought, I don't want to bulk up; I want to have long, lean, toned muscles. And I found out that through Pilates, you can achieve those strong, lean dancer muscles.

When someone has that combination of arrogance and ignorance - that drives me crazy.

I married somebody who is very secure. He's been in my corner from the time we met, and we grew in this together.

I was a shy little girl. Growing up, I was often content being alone in my room, making up stories, and acting out all the parts. I became so good at it that, with the door closed, my parents thought I had friends over.

I occasionally buy a bikini, but I'm too shy to wear it.

Overcoming my shyness has been a lifelong struggle.

I married young. I had an instinct that this man was going to really wear well, and he has. For me, this is what worked. I always admired Helmut because he was, A, very smart, B, very sure of himself and very, very funny, and so that combination of things.

My grandsons really love my apple cake, which is from my grandmother's recipe.

I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot.