Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley (on working with Harpo): I'm very open with what I've been through in my own personal life, and nothing -- I mean nothing -- is off-limits for me to talk about. Nothing shocks me. I'm a great listener. I'm a good comedian. And I won't lie -- I live a beautiful life.

Kirstie Alley: I feel very extroverted again. My attention can be on the person in front of me instead of wondering, "Oh my God, are they thinking I look like Fatty-Go-Lotty Goes to the Circus?" Life is easier on every level. You can go, "Oh, that's a pretty dress, I'll buy that." Also, I didn't know how physically impaired I was until I got thinner again. You move faster, and you walk up and down the stairs quicker. Now my daughter wants to wear my hip, cool clothes! It's very flattering. I don't advocate plastic surgery, though. I'm not saying I'm going to look like Gisele [Bundchen], but you're going to see a girl who has worked on herself.

Kirstie Alley: I don't think of myself as a role model for weight loss as much as a role model for tenacity.