It's no secret that I have, at best, a strained and awkward relationship with my dad. The Wasserman family - my mom, my sister, Lew and Edie - raised me. They are the people I define as my family.

It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.

I was willing to accept a bad reputation if I deserved it, but it was going to be based on my actions, not on anybody's history. I'm not running from my family - I couldn't embrace my family more. But I wanted to work in an industry where I could define myself, not be defined by my grandfather's history.

It's because we live in a beauty-obsessed society where the most important thing a woman can do is make herself attractive to men.

It's no secret I'm a shy person.

I'm a laugh tart. I make no secret of that fact.