Ricki Lake

I was a girl and became a woman. Something about having the freedom at home to be in the position I wanted, to have the people I wanted, was empowering.

I hate the feeling of falling - I'll never jump from a plane - but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure!

My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.

The free sharing and teaching of open source is incompatible with the notion of the solitary genius.

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting.

My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic.