There's nothing glamorous about being dead.

They almost ran me off the road several times. There are so many chances that they take to get the right photo.

We have so much lung capacity that we don't even notice a problem until we are in our 40s.

When women smoke, it is hard for them to quit because they are so worried about their weight; it's a vanity issue and a mindset.

You're rejected 10 to 20 times for every part you are going to get.

Young people think that nothing bad will ever happen to them.

I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it.

My grandmother was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, my daughter was a teacher and is now a superintendent in northern California, and my son-in-law is a high school principal. I am surrounded.

My mom started smoking when she was 11. She went to the hill next door to try her first cigarette. She set the entire hill on fire, but it didn't deter her.

Your lungs are changed forever from your first cigarette.

If somebody invented cigarettes today, the government would not legalize them.

You're always better off if you quit smoking; it's never too late.

Smoking is related to practically every terrible thing that can happen to you.

I have an education degree from the University of Minnesota, and I was a teacher for about a minute.

Look up the definition of rejection in the dictionary, get really comfortable with it, and then maybe you can go into acting.

Three cigarettes in, your body already craves it. It is that addictive.

Almost every person over 45, and definitely those who have ever smoked, should have a spirometry test.

As a brunette, I had previously been this serious actress. Then I became a blonde and got to play a completely different, comic role.

I am the odd man out in the family.

I do know the Spelling family. I worked for Aaron Spelling when I was a brunette. I've known them since Tori was a little girl.