Don't expect too much from yourself. What I like to do when I have a day off is make various cookie doughs and freeze them. Then I always have that on hand if I need it.

It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.

Attitudes toward food have completely changed.

I'm actually a very shy person, which is why I always chose to be in the kitchen. You can make people happy and entertain them, without really being there. You can make a very short appearance and then say, 'I've got something on the stove, gotta go!

I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.

Pretty much every time I try something different or do something in front of a live audience, I truly think they might throw peanuts at me.