Susan Lucci

“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 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 father was an ironworker who eventually co-founded a construction business. My mother, Jeanette, was a stay-at-home mom who had been an operating-room nurse until my older brother, Jimmy, was born.”

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

“You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.”

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

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

“I use Neutrogena makeup off wipes to take the first layer of makeup off.”

“I live in my activewear.”

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

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

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

“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 eat very clean, not in an exaggerated way.”