One of my missions was to teach.

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.

I'm a professional cook. I've worked with other cooks from all over the world, but my family is not that way - they're always lived within 25 miles of my hometown!

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.

Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.

When the taste changes with every bite and the last bite tastes as good as the first, that's Cajun.

We trust something in a grocery store and assume it's good. We don't learn about the most precious thing in life-the food we put in our body. Educate yourself!

When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had to find a good place to eat.

I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers.

I love people, and I'm excited that I can turn them on.

The girl in the mirror wasn't who I wanted to be and her life wasn't the one I wanted to have.

Avoid Extremes; and shun the fault of such Who still are pleas'd too little or too much.

Then I walked away, and I did not look back. I had written my troubles on the sand. The tide was coming in.

Self-pity? I see no moral objections to it, the smell drives people away, but that's a practical objection, and occasionally an advantage.

I don't want to die an old lady.

I left the theater; I literally left to begin a new life.

I want a Supreme Court that doesn't always side with corporate interests.

Every star has been set in the sky. We mistakenly think they were put there for us.

Scratching is one of nature's sweetest gratifications, and nearest at hand.

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.