What you eat and drink is 50 percent of life.

I'm curious about people. That's what I've always done since I've been a small boy. I'm curious about others.

My only model for being a father was my father, an illiterate on the margin of society.

The wine I produce is not for keeping. Its the wine you want when meeting friends for a game of cards.

I would never let myself knock out a journalist.

I have learnt a lot about my body since my heart attack. I don't drink as much now as before.

Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don't realize it. Even if you're not a great chef, there's nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn't.