I had all kinds of food issues, including health concerns and weight concerns.

Confit is the ultimate comfort food, and trendy or not, it is dazzling stuff.

Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.

I also think it's very important to consider how the food will feel to the person eating it.

To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment.

Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.

But all that being said about modulation, if you're serving people delicious food, they won't complain.

I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter.

I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.

A lot of people who want to cook with less fat are surprised by that. You can cook vegetables in a little water in a covered pan and then throw the fat into the residual liquid to coat them.

You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it.

It is curious that the human mind could blindly accept an infinite speed but had reservations to accept a finite one, simply because it was too large!

I write the sacred words from wondering.

Feelings of superiority always stem from an illusion.

Every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we sleep and when we wake His mercy waits upon us.

Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his very dust, Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!

On Michael Jackson and child stardom: He had one of the worst childhoods ever. I think I had the second.

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.

Allowing my people to have a good work-life balance by working flexibly is very important to me.

I feel safe that theater will always serve women in different ages.

I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet.