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Celebrity was fun, and I had a good time.

Celebrity never really served me that well; it serves other people well.

When I moved to Los Angeles, I was cooking with two guys who became celebrity chefs, if you will. I became their sous chef for awhile. We'd go to all the big names in Hollywood.

I used to work for a catering company - I waitressed for Harry Winston events. I remember being so hungry, I would eat when I was supposed to be catering to other people.

I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.

I've never considered myself a celebrity or even part of the entertainment business. I'm a cooking teacher.

I survived on sandwiches, and I was on stage every night for six years of my life. I was working 16 hours a day between class, rehearsal, being on stage.

I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving; I was going to eat the next day.