The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.

You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it.

At times, it was an incredible blessing to have all the attention; at times it was a logistical nightmare.

Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.

There are many great wine producers from all over the world making fantastic wines. Italian wines especially are making an enormous comeback after sometimes being labeled as inexpensive jug wines.

I was on the show previously as a guest host, so I had a little practice.

It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just the right place to make it all work out.

After guest appearances, I got the offer to do the show as the successor of Arthur Schwartz. It's so much fun.

Just over 800 people were gathered around the cooking stage, all eager to learn about my five-minute flavor cooking. The demonstration had to be done right then and there, in front of everyone.

It is important to experiment and endlessly seek after creating the best possible flavors when preparing foods. That means not being afraid to experiment with various ingredients.

Flavor Five is a book with recipes using five ingredients to possibly be cooked in just five minutes. It will be very user-friendly for the home cook on the run.

I can now focus on a huge audience through TV, books, cookware and foods.

I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother.

Talking up a storm about food is so easy for me, it's second nature.

I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste.

As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

We are offering to the American public a line of delicious Italian-American foods. They will be available through the Internet, shopping networks and national store distribution.

There really is a camaraderie among chefs and a willingness to help out whenever we can.

In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard.

The 1,000 tasting portions were to be served over a period of six hours, starting at noon, so we would have to prep those another way, to keep them as fresh as possible.

Mama is slowly getting better. So many people are so fond of her.

I definitely think there was some overacting on the part of the customers and the wait staff. The people who came in during the shooting were clearly there to have a moment on television, and that's fine.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process.

Marriage is like a golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.

There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

We like lists because we don't want to die.

Applying different standards to al Qaeda does not abandon Geneva, but only recognizes that the U.S. faces a stateless enemy never contemplated by the Conventions.

The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded.

Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off to raise hell or enlist or both, but we stayed dutifully at our desks doing tomorrow's homework.

People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.

People equate success with youth. And if you haven't had a certain amount of success by a certain time in your life, it's never going to happen. There's a fear about that. So people start lying about their age really young. I've never done that because I think it's so insignificant.

Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right of way.

Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do.

I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.

I'm going to do more movies and travel.

Nihilism is not an existential quandary but a speculative opportunity.

For too long, opponents of the PATRIOT Act have transformed this law into a grossly distorted caricature that bears no relation to the legislation itself.

During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come.

Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.

Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.

To me, people's lives and loves are entwined with their characters, natures and circumstances. I regard all general advice with skepticism.

The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.

When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.

The wise make proverbs, and fools repeat them.