An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It's a basic tell of character.

In that sense, what a great way to live, if you could always do things that interest you, and do them with people who interest you.

Don't lie about it. You made a mistake. Admit it and move on. Just don't do it again. Ever

That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.

I did go into the Amazonian region of Brazil. They have prehistoric river fish that weigh in at around 600 pounds, which you don’t see anywhere else. And foods that cannot be exported or even found in other parts of Brazil.

We learn as professionals by repetition, by getting it wrong, getting yelled at and doing it again.

Venezuela is another place I'd like very much to go, which is proving very difficult. I have not been there to make a show and I'd like to, very much.