I'm a generous host, but I'm a difficult and interfering guest. When I go around to other people's houses and they're cooking, I'm always telling them what to do.

I refuse to eat a fried egg if the white is still runny or transparent. I really can't be doing it. I always have to flip it over.

Some people do get nervous about cooking for me, others just get extremely irritated by my interfering.

Taxi drivers are the ones who pay me the most attention. They seem to be into River Cottage and have a dream of moving to the country, so I have chats with them.

Peace does not walk up to our doorsteps and press the calling bell! We have to go out there and search for it.

To Vik Lovell who told me dragons did not exist, then led me to their lairs ...

My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

I never want to look in the mirror and say, 'What if? What if I had run harder? What if I had dived for that groundball?'

There is a gentleness in Michigan that you just can't replicate.

If you keep performing, and if you stay healthy, you keep playing.

I think what Robert Redford established is amazing; thank god for Robert Redford. He's set an amazing example with Sundance and I hope to follow that in my own way.

I have to admit that I am not great at selecting music for CDs! I have a few personal favorites, and then I let my producer take it from there!

Men of genius are not quick judges of character.

It's not the fish you catch, it's the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day.