Carmen Electra quotes:

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama.

I have a constant sweet tooth, so I like anything from the bakery, like cupcakes, cookies.

I like to play video games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero.'

I want someone who can keep me on my toes, has a good sense of humor and a good heart.

If you don't have a valentine, hang out with your girlfriends, don't go looking for someone. When it's right, they'll come to you.

My mom was amazing. She believed in me and we were best friends.

I went to the Performing Arts School and studied classical ballet. That attitude is something that's put into your head. You are never thin enough.

I would love to do more music, definitely. That is my true passion. Dance is first and then music.

If you think about it now, it's kind of ridiculous. All these hot girls on Baywatch in tiny little red bathing suits running around saving lives.

I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd use every part of your body. Even though some of it is slow, it takes a lot of muscle to be able to dip down and come back up.

I love kids. I just love kids. They put you in a good mood and they are so full of life.

I'm more attracted to a stronger man rather than a feminine man. Someone who would just throw me down and take control. I love feeling helpless. I definitely like a man who is aggressive and confident.

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do Chicago. I love being in front of an audience. It's so stimulating. I also love to barbecue.

Dinner is a great first date. Don't believe that stuff about girls not wanting to eat on a first date - sharing a romantic meal is so sexy.

Other people's perspective, just seeing the sexy image, might be that I take my sexuality very seriously. But I really don't. I like being sexy. It's fun, and I have had a nice little career off it.

I spend a lot of time in American Apparel.

No matter where I've been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy.

For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.

For some reason I only crave fruit when I'm in a tropical place - if it's really hot in the summer or if I go to a tropical island for work. But otherwise I really don't crave it.

I hate my stomach. It's impossible to get it flat, and the area around my belly button drives me crazy.

Im more attracted to a stronger man rather than a feminine man. Someone who would just throw me down and take control. I love feeling helpless. I definitely like a man who is aggressive and confident.

I love to go get fireworks, even though some of them are illegal.

I can't say whether or not I'll ever get married again, but I'm open to the possibility.

I know I'm not perfect.

It's always great to have a great mascara that makes your lashes look thick and full. That's a definite must have.

Everyone has different layers to who they are.

Am I still interested in a guy's body? Now that I have grown up, I am much more of a 'vibe' kind of person! If a man has a good body, that is an added plus.

At 18, I was attracted to bad boys.

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Honestly, in the beginning, it was really tough. Coming from Cincinnati, Ohio, I was just a girl who had a dream, which was to go to Los Angeles, have a career and to be able to support my family. To have a dream like that and, you know, you're not ready.

A bad boy with a good heart, I think that would be perfect for me.

Pole dancing really isn't as easy as it looks.

My mom was a seamstress, and I wish I'd learned to sew because I'm obsessed with 'Project Runway!'

For some interesting reason, I also like a guy who has a littte bit of a belly. I think that's really cute.

I never had my own name on a bathing suit on Baywatch. I was always given one that said Pamela or Yasmine. I earned my own suit, at the end of the season, which I now have framed

I'm an eight hours kind of sleeper, so I definitely try to schedule that in.

I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not very rock'n'roll.

You know criticism when you get into this business. You accept the bad with the good, the tabloids and the positive side of it.

I tell a lot of interesting stories and talk about my background and have a lot of fun. We have a lot of pictures. They actually came to my house and shot me painting my toenails and doing dishes. But I never really do the dishes..

With Aerobic Strip Tease, you can do it at home - it makes it easier for women that don't want to go to the gym.

One of the big misconceptions about me is that I walk around in mini-skirts and high heels twenty-four seven and go to the gym in heels.

When anything bad happens, my insecurities come flooding out.

If you are thinking every day, 'I have to get to the gym' and 'I have to lose this weight,' and that's all you think about and you obsess over it, it's not healthy.

As a dancer, I love music that makes me want to move.

When people assume that you're one way and you're not that way at all, it's hard.

I like everything loud, over the top, dramatic.

I love doing comedy - I get a laugh out of it, it's not so serious.

Being flirty is a way of letting a guy know you're interested without making a fool out of yourself.

It's sad. That's a living creature. We don't have the right to take their life away for fashion.

I'm very independent, I like to be alone a lot, I like to go shopping by myself - that's my quiet time.

Laughing makes everything easier.

With Scary Movie 4 I couldn't say no because I loved being in the first one and even though it is a cameo, it's so worth it because it is so much fun to do.

Just having women come up to me and say they love the workout series, and that they have it and have guys come up and say, "I bought it for my girlfriend and she loves it." I feel really lucky and have gratitude for that, and now I get to put out a new series so I'm very happy.

Whatever it takes to make you more secure with yourself, you can learn to do it.

Being sexy is inside of you. It's a confidence thing and learning how to embrace your flaws because everybody has their issues and things that they don't like about themselves.

People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope.

I just want to entertain.

I have to pinch myself because I always had a dream of having a make-up campaign. I love make-up, I'm such a girl in that way. I love it so much and to be a part of Max Factor and to represent them is such an honour.

Guys can get bored easily.

I have wanted to have a baby since I was a teenager, but it frightens me. It is much easier to have a dog.

I like to make people laugh. I like that kind of silly stuff. For me, it's a natural thing to want to do something like this.

There's moments when I think it's kind of silly and I wish I would've just stayed natural

My friends know that I have a silly sense of humour and I can be a little vulgar at times - but just with people that I am close to.

I never had my own name on a bathing suit on Baywatch. I was always given one that said Pamela or Yasmine. I earned my own suit, at the end of the season, which I now have framed.

They didn't send me the script for Scary Movie 4 because the script was very secretive. So I never did get one actually. But it is David Zucker and there is complete trust. So I read my scenes and I thought they were really funny. I thought it would be a riot to play the blind girl.

I've chosen jobs that were sexy because I wanted to do them.

I think it's sexy when someone makes a statement that says, 'This is who I am. This is what I think is sexy.'

I do like a little make-up though. I like a little mascara and lip gloss at least. But when I go to the gym I'd feel weird wearing make-up.

Its an honor to be a part of such a legendary group of stars representing Max Factor, such as Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe, ... Im so excited to start working on the campaign.

For me doing Cheaper By The Dozen 2 was great because I did have a lot bigger part in that movie and every situation is different.

I guess I've always been attracted to people who stand out as individuals - people who are adventurous and take chances.

I have fun when I want to have fun, but I am learning how to balance my life out.

Is there a rehab center for Coke drinkers? I drink six to eight cans a day.

There was one part of my life where I would go out every night. Ha-ha, if I missed going out to the club, it was the end of the world. I still like to go out, I love to hear music, I love to dance.

I'm not one of those people that has to look myself up every five seconds to see what people are saying. That's been really helpful. I mean, you get thousands of compliments, and then one person will say something negative - and that's all you'll remember, that one person.

I love a man who has lived a full life and lived on the edge.

I'm still the girl that might get up to dance on the table. It's just who I am, and I'm going to be me and that's it.

I'm really into quantum physics. Some of my friends are into it, some of them aren't, so I'm trying to get them excited about discovering all these interesting things about thoughts and the power of thoughts. It gives me chills thinking about it. It's fun.

If I'm working, then I'm working, and my focus is on that.

I just learn from other people. And I try to get strengths from other people and the things they do, the things they can overcome in their lives.

Worry and stress is one of the most unhealthiest things. They say that cancer and sickness comes from that, so you know I do my best. There are times that I do feel very stressed, but I do my best to keep it away and get plenty of rest.

My dad will get a kick out of [Scary Movie 4]. I don't know if he'll love it but by now my family know what to expect from me. So it's no surprise.

It should be fun, working out should be fun.

I was performing with the Pussycat Dolls when I was approached by a company who wanted to do a workout series. I hired the creator of the Dolls, and as a team we went in and rehearsed and put together this series.

When we shot the first series of Aerobic Striptease, we shot five DVD's, so we slowly put out each DVD and timed it out that they were all done and shot and ready to go. We just started shooting the next series once we felt it was time to work on the next one.

I think the fact that you don't have to go to a class and embarrass yourself if you're not comfortable with your body.

For a girl like me, I understand because working out can get really boring. Doing the same exact routine every day gets old, and you need something new and fresh to inspire you.

I think probably anyone would say, the worst and the hardest things to deal with is when people say things that aren't true. Or that are kind of true but exaggerated.

I actually lost weight by not obsessing. When I crave something I eat it and then I eat healthily, and I don't go: "Oh, I can't eat." It means I don't want to eat too much because I'm letting myself be comfortable with it. It's really interesting. It has worked for me.

I had to learn how to change my thinking because I can really get caught up in not liking my body. It can turn into obsession and it can be really bad. I think that when that rules your life then you miss the joys of life.

My biggest downfall is my inner voice. Growing up as a dancer makes you very judgemental with yourself. You learn to look at yourself in the mirror and you criticise every line in your body. It's never perfect. I grew up with this because I had ballet every day in school.

Sometimes I'm fine. It just depends on where you are and if someone sees you and takes down your licence plate number. But sometimes you go to places, and no-one knows and it's fine. It really just depends.

The paparazzi have got worse for everyone over the years. It has just become such a big deal. No-one in this business really has much privacy.

I have people who look after me and help me when I'm out of town. But when I'm at home in LA it's my time and I love to just get in my car, crank up the music and relax.

I prefer to drive myself. I guess I like to be in control.

I was in the very first Scary Movie and then the last Scary Movie 4, so I don't know. I heard they're doing another one, but I'm not sure yet. Of course, I'd love to work on Scary Movie 5. That'd be great.