Once at the White House I was asked to conduct the Drum and Bugle Corp. The man just handed me the baton and I finished the song. It was great. I got to keep the baton.

Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he's okay. He's definitely out in left field. He's got the ambition of a boy.

I have a cooking show that's coming on that I did in Albany. It will be on The Cooking Channel

I'm actually a thin serious person but I play fat and funny, but only for the movies.

I'd rather be at home with 12 people around the table.

My mother had lots and lots of children who didnt survive.

I think I was immediately fed, so food became a very important part of my life.