Brooke Burke Quotations

Forget all the bars and schmoozing and everybody checking out everybody else. My ideal date would be to park in a dark place, check out the stars, and have a great conversation. When all else fails, you can just make out.

I think with motherhood and child-rearing in general, everyone's going to tell you how to do it and why. I've always said to other mothers and women when they've asked me, that you have to find your own way and find out what works for your family, at all costs.

I'm horrified of lobsters. And shrimp and lobsters are the cockroaches of the ocean.

Going into a pregnancy is a really challenging time for a woman, because it's forever-changing, both mentally and physically.

I just don't think there's a sunscreen that gives you enough protection.

So when I looked at pictures and produced my calendar and edited the pictures, it wasn't just about looking at myself and thinking I'm attractive. I try to take myself out of it and get into the whole process of putting it all together.

I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.

I like feet. I definitely have a fetish. I love to see a man's bare foot, but its got to be taken care of. If they're not well manicured, you've got to wonder what the rest of him is like. I don't want to get in bed with somebody and feel his gnarly feet.

I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.

Dating is really hard because everyone puts on a front. It's really difficult to see who is who, so it is important to be yourself.

I don't want to discuss my breasts with the whole world!

I think Halle Berry is one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

I do a lot of sexy publicity, but I have yet to have any bad experiences regarding jealousy.

When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.

Whatever I've got going on, I play music to accompany me.

I'm an entrepreneur and a businesswoman and I do a lot of different things besides my work on television and people probably don't know that about me.

I always loved family holidays, and I had this vision and dream as a little girl of having a big family of my own.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.

I have my whole life organized on an 11x17-inch tear-away weekly calendar.

I write back to all the soldiers who write to me and send them posters and calendars.

I hardly ever go out when I'm home.

I'd kind of like to have a classic old muscle car. I think that would be fun.

A lot of cultures believe you take the placenta and you bury it and plant something.

Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!

I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone.

I think a lot of women are underestimated.

Power and beauty come from a very deep place.

I've always been a person that believes in eating often and eating smart, clean meals.

The truth is, if anyone saw my home life, I'm pretty sure it would look like other families' around the world. There's a lot of juggling to be done.

When I was a new mom, I used to think that life was going to be balanced, and I strived for that. But life is crazy!

Women need to hear the words, 'It's okay if things don't go exactly the way you want them to.' Give yourself a break!

There are a lot of different beliefs for tightening up your core. I think just being conscious of it and being aware to engage your muscles will help any woman's tummy get in shape.

I don't have any regrets in my life actually. I think that's a pretty good policy.

I eat as often as I can. I'll eat even if I don't feel like eating.

I have no idea what I weigh. I don't even own a scale.

I definitely take a lot of bad pictures!

I find peace anywhere I go. It depends on what is within the walls of my own home.

I just love to experience things. I would do almost anything once.

I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.

I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry.

I'm living the best life that I could ever be living.

I'm not a fan of chrome wheels. I sort of like brushed, brushed steel, more European style.

I'm not a morning person. I'm really not.

I've always done ab work, even when I was pregnant.

I've done little bits of Botox for a long time. If I wasn't on TV, I probably wouldn't.

I've had great pregnancies, and healthy, beautiful children.

I've tried just about every crazy diet you can imagine.

Latin men are the most passionate men in the world - they may not be the most aggressive, but they are very passionate, very romantic.

My children keep me real and keep me honest.

There's something magical about a woman who feels comfortable in her own skin.

There's this whole assumption that girls like bad boys, but I have to disagree; I think 'nice' will go a long way.

Women communicate with all their senses. Men don't do that.

I go to Saint Barth in the French West Indies for two weeks each year. That place is amazing. Amazing people, beautiful beaches, great wine, wonderful harbors... It's incredibly romantic.

I think it's such a blessing to be able to have a child, and good and bad, whatever you go through, it's so worth it, and it's such an unbelievable time - you have someone growing inside of you!

In the United States, viewers don't get to see a lot of things we can show in other countries. We didn't get to show our naked Twister game from Wild On Jamaica, but we definitely filmed it.

I don't want to say, 'This is where Im going to be in five years and Im going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini.

Most of the time I believe in letting kids go ahead and make their own mistakes - maybe even get a little hurt - and learn from them.

I'm also crazy about Pilates Plus, which I do three times a week. The class is 55 minutes, head to toe. In that short amount of time, I've done everything I need to do. And for a working mom, what could be better?

Most of the time I believe in letting kids go ahead and make their own mistakes - maybe even get a little hurt - and learn from them.

What is age, anyway? I feel young because I'm beginning a new chapter in my life, which is so exciting!

I like feet. I definitely have a fetish. I love to see a man's bare foot, but it's got to be taken care of. If they're not well manicured, you've got to wonder what the rest of him is like. [laughs] I don't want to get in bed with somebody and feel his gnarly feet.

Once I started focusing on the things I wanted, they all started coming true.

I don't want to say, 'This is where I'm going to be in five years and I'm going to get there no matter what.' I want to leave it open. I'm not a desperate actress dying to star in a B movie in a bikini.

To me, sweat is workout bliss,

EA called my agency and made us an offer and I was really enthusiastic about this, really excited to do it. I had Need for Speed: Underground already, the first one. And I'm a bit of a gamer, and definitely car enthusiast, so I've done a lot of things to my cars that people can do in this game. Everything from after-market kits to styling them, exteriorly with wheels, rims, and kits. You name it I have some fun doin' that.

I listen to everything from, you know, Buddha Bar groove music to international music, Italian music, like Eros. I like very sexy, funky music like Maxwell, Angie Stone, R&B...In my CD player, I've probably got Maxwell, Beyonce, Enrique Iglesias, and kid music...maybe some AC/DC. I mean a little bit of everything. It depends on what I'm doing.

I just love the world of photography.

I want to stick in live television. And I'm hoping to continue on in a second season of Rock Star. Plus, I've got my 'Barely Brooke' swimsuit line with Venus USA and my new calendar is coming out.

I think I'm a really hands-on mom.

Coming from the modeling industry I have to exercise a lot, but I do enjoy it... I don't want to put my swimsuit on if I'm not fit.

I never intended to make the cross-over from modeling to hosting, let alone acting, but when an incredible opportunity comes along, I'm up for it.

Before the show I was a real paperback-by-the-pool sort of girl. I'd backpacked through Europe and modeled in South Africa, but I would never have ventured out on a puddle-jumper, then a bus ride, then a two-hour boat trip up a river through the jungle to see Belizean ruins. I always thought, 'Hey, I'm here to chill.'