Favorite actors: Tom Hanks and Eric Stoltz

Favorite actresses: Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep

Favorite movie: When Harry Met Sally ...

Greatest fear: Being on my deathbed and not having lived life

How I want to spend New Year's Eve 1999: In a house on the beach with friends and family.

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite singer: Sarah Brightman

Film or theatrical role for the opposite sex I would most want to play: Kevin Spacey's role (Verbal Kint) in The Usual Suspects

If I could only keep one household appliance, it would be: Microwave

Something you'd be surprised to know about me: I love writing poetry.

Currently reading: Many Lives, Many Masters, by Brian L. Weiss.

Favorite book: The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield

Favorite food: Prime rib and steaks

Least favorite food: Canned peas

Favorite comfort food: Chocolate ice cream

Favorite songs: The Sounds of Silence, by Simon & Garfunkel; Dust in the Wind, by Kansas, Hands, by Jewel.

Favorite item of clothing: Adidas sweat pants

Nobody knows I can: Box

Greatest achievement: Getting my G.E.D.

I can imitate: A stick

If I couldn't be an actor, I'd be: A singer or a writer

Cause I most believe in: Shelters for battered and abused children

If I had one wish: For everyone to love and respect each other.

Most treasured possession: A doll my mom had as a child

First things I do when I wake up in the morning: Turn the radio on and get in the shower.

Last things I do before I go to bed: Clear my mind and say my prayers.

Most embarrassing moment: Being recognized in the grocery store while I was buying my own birthday cake.

Best quality: Ability to communicate

Worst quality: Being stubborn

Biggest regret: Not moving to Milan, Italy, when I got a modeling offer at age 15.

Something that makes me see red: A person who treats people with no respect, especially in public.

If I could live anywhere, it'd be: On a tropical island.

Celebrities I'm often mistaken for: Shawn Batten and Melissa Gilbert

What I dislike most about my appearance: My teeth

Smartest thing I ever did: Pursue my dreams

Qualities I like most in a mate: Honest and respect toward me and others.

My epitaph: Love is everything!