On a late October afternoon, I had a wakeup call, narrowly missing a severe heart attack, I realized how vulnerable life is and how incredibly grateful I am to be here today. Susan Lucci More Quotes by Susan Lucci More Quotes From Susan Lucci I love spaghetti and meatballs... I eat a lot. Susan Lucci spaghetti ice-cream food It took awhile for me to get used to speaking candidly about my own life. I got into it, and it turned out to be a wonderful experience. Susan Lucci my-own used wonderful I somehow instinctively knew it would be much better to win. Susan Lucci would-be winning I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio, Valentino, De Niro, Giuliani. . . Susan Lucci pavarotti family italian People always ask me, how do you do everything you do? Susan Lucci ask-me asks people My grandsons really love my apple cake, which is from my grandmother's recipe. Susan Lucci apples cake grandmother I married somebody who is very secure. He's been in my corner from the time we met, and we grew in this together. Susan Lucci mets married together I am the luckiest actress on the planet. Susan Lucci planets actresses Erica Kane was a spectacular role for any actress to play, and I felt so lucky to be the one who got to do it. Susan Lucci roles lucky play I really always felt that I was going to be an actress. I had a lot of confidence in the fact that I would do well from a very early age. I didn't know how tough the business is. Susan Lucci confidence age facts My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans. Susan Lucci italian mother father Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running will thrive. They have millions of loyal viewers. Susan Lucci goes-on running moving It is hard sometimes to look into the future, you never know what twist and turn the school of life is going to take. Susan Lucci twists looks school You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness. Susan Lucci stumbling block shy No one should have to die of a heart attack -- they just need to listen to their symptoms and act on them, my hope in telling my story is that I can help at least one wife, mother, sister and friend. Susan Lucci entertainment My father had calcium build up in his arteries, it's my DNA. Susan Lucci entertainment It’s the same things we know about, eating well and exercising. Susan Lucci entertainment In 1949, when I was 2, my family moved from Yonkers, NY, to a development of brick houses in Elmont, a Long Island suburb of New York City. What I remember most about the house was the glider on our porch. I used to sit there evenings close to my father, Victor, as he talked about the moon and the stars. He taught me to dream big. Susan Lucci me family stars father Overcoming my shyness has been a lifelong struggle. Susan Lucci been shyness struggle overcoming When someone has that combination of arrogance and ignorance - that drives me crazy. Susan Lucci me arrogance crazy ignorance
